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US and Africa
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History
Undergraduate 3
05/01/2010

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Winds of Change
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It was a speech given b GB PM supporting the free governance of African Nations to the parliament of S.A. in 1960. Ignited decolonization if Africa. Change in how the UK viewed self governance in Africa.
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Atlantic Charter
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The Atlantic Charter was a published statement agreed between Britain and the United States of America. It was intended as the blueprint for the postwar world after World War II, and turned out to be the foundation for many of the international agreements that currently shape the world. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the post-war independence of British and French possessions, and much more are derived from the Atlantic Charter. It recognizes spheres of influence and is based on the ideas of self determination of African countries.
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The Council on African Affairs
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NAACP Colonial Conference
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The conference called for the decolonization of Africa. The is part of the US and the NAACP fight against communism as well as humanitarian effort. This also relates to Pan-Americanism
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Important landmark supreme court case that declared
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