Affecting change : United States foreign policy in Africa : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the negative impact the foreign policy of the United States has had on Africa. Key foreign policy initiatives of the United States will be reviewed by looking at how they impacted individual countries in an attempt to show specific examples of how policy affected each state. The paper will in brief look at how European colonialism helped mold the African continent to what it is today as a precursor to understanding some of the reasons for why the United States would need to get involved in African affairs.