U.S. Policy Toward The Civil War In Nigeria (1967-1970)

After World War II, with the outbreak of the Cold War, superpower interests inthe fierce global battle. Among them, Europe is the strategic focus of both parties, butin fact the two sides compete for spheres of influence in the process, the majority ofThird Worldcountries are also parties contested. In this way, Nigeria as a pivotalpower inAfrica, its strategic importance to stand out.Nigeria's rich oil resources is the focus of the U.S. competition. Means ofeconomic aid the United States to gradually expand its influence in Nigeria, then themajor U.S.multinational oil companies in Nigeria have to dig new wells. Nigeriancivil war, theUnited States to use the occasion of rebel Biafra region, foster ethnic IboBiafra regionto establish pro-American government, and to the peace talks asconditions for transferring power to force the federal military government to the Ibotribe, while expanding on The openness of the United States. However, the FederalMilitary Government of Nigeria's Biafra region blockade, the United States to giveassistance to Biafra region did not play its expected role, and ultimately the federalmilitary government in 1970 over Biafra rebels regained control of the eastern part ofBiafra region U.S. strategic intentions in Nigeria shattered.In this paper, a new U.S. diplomatic documents declassified as a research basis, Ithink that the topics of study for a comprehensive understanding of U.S. Africa policyduring the Cold War to explore the United States and its interests in Nigeria's civil warintervention goals, a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between theUnited States and Nigeria are Have important academic reference value and practicalsignificance, but also contribute to a better analysis of U.S. global strategy during theCold War and the Soviet Union during this period maneuvers in the Third World.This article is divided into three partsPart I: Introduction of the Nigeria policy of the United States before NigerianCivil War , including the policy of the United States to Africa after World War II andthe policy of the United States to Nigeria after World War II.Part II: Introduction of the policy of the U.S. to the Nigerian civil war , includingthe Nigerian civil war and the U.S. response,the policy of the United States Duringthe Nigerian civil war and the policy of the United States in the late period oftheNigerian civil war.Part III: Analysis of U.S. policies and their impact on the Nigerian civil war. Including the U.S. policy of evaluation of Nigerian Civil War and the UnitedStates policy implications of Nigerian Civil War.