The Conflict Between Ussr And Usa During
The Cold War
Nov 20, 2014 1178 Words 5 Pages
The decolonization is a process in which colonies becomes independent
of the colonizing country. This process can be as violent as peaceful and
most of the revolutions emerging from decolonization were lead by a
strong nationalism (Collins English Dictionary, 2007). After World War
II, most of the European countries did not have enough economic and
political stability to sustain to the different revolts taking place in their
colonies and to help them to improve social and economic
developments. But, it was inconceivable, for economic reasons, for
these European countries to let their colonies being independent. Only,
USA and the Soviet Union took positions against colonialism. On both
sides, decolonization was unavoidable because of their political
convictions. Thus, these two superpowers influence the decolonization
process to achieve to their common goal: each state should be
independent from any other form of power (Beyond empire and
nation: Decolonizing societies in Africa and Asia 1930s-1970S,
Amsterdam 2012). However, the conflict between USSR and USA
during the Cold war affected the decolonization process of many
different countries. How did the Cold war between USA and the Soviet
Union had an impact on the decolonization process? To answer to this
question understanding the role of the two superpowers, during this
period in the world, is important. Than, in a second hand, the example
of Indo-China’s decolonization will help us to highlight the mains
impacts of the cold war on decolonization. To conclude, environmental
pressure, as war, can affect the international system by creating new
independent states with a different mind-set.