The Unted States and Africa in the Post-Cold War Era

Abstract

The relationship between the United States and the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa has long been characterized by ambivalence and uncertainty As a direct and indirect result of the slave trade, over 10 percent of the American population has its origins in Africa Though the United States had no colonies in Africa, American delegates participated in the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, during which the European colonial powers carved up the continent and laid down some of the ground rules for an active scramble for colonies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA442384

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Ray

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Cold War
  • Continents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Environment
  • Europe
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Petroleum
  • Saharan Africa
  • United States
  • United States European Command

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