The Emergence of Third World Countries Brian Jing

Proxy War/Client States ( ) Third world countries seeked help from the Soviet Union and the U.S.  became allies and clients Superpowers overthrew hostile gov’ts and involved them in war against each other Devastating results  lots of death Third world countries began to have influences over the world and began to reject help from the U.S. and Soviet Nation

Non-aligned Nations ( ) A newly independent nation that chose not to align itself with either the USA or USSR in the cold war Formed from the reaction against interferences like proxy wars from the USA and USSR

Patrice Lumumba ( ) Prime Minister of the Congo Provided a more national and militant leadership compared to Kasavubu (president of Congo) Delivered speeches against Belgium cruelty After independence, the army mutinied and Kasavubu dismissed Lumumba Lumumba wanted UN peace keeping force, but Kasavubu didn’t Lumumba appealed for U.S. assistance Lumumba captured and murdered by Kasavubu

Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter ( ) Jimmy Carter attempted an accomodation with the new Sandinista gov’t Reagan sought after a policy of destablization Reagan authorized creation of a paramilitary force CIA trained and supplied contras in Nicaragua and instructed them in terrorism  violation of U.S. laws Reagan administration had secret arm sale with Iran This scandal gave Central American governments the opportunity to negotiate a settlement of the civil war in Nicaragua

Bandung Conference (745) Leaders of 20 nations of Africa and Asia created a post-colonial agenda For the first time, non-Western leaders assembled to articulate their own vision of a new order Formed regional groups Called for global reduction in: – Military expenditure – Ideological confrontation – Increase in expenditure for economic development, health, education, welfare, and housing

Balfour Declaration ( ) A proposal that would redistribute lands of the Ottoman Empire to the Arabs and Jews if Britain could conquer them Inserted a colonial voice of divide-and-rule into middle of the Middle East Arabs and Jews follow British orders in hope for land  leads to growing conflict between the two