"Following World War II, African peoples pushed for and won self-government."

Which statement BEST describes the role played by the United States in this process?
A) The United States freed all of its colonial possessions.
B) The United States militarily funded many of the struggles.
C) The United States backed new governments which were anti-communist.
D) The United States refused to intervene due to its anti-apartheid movement.

Like South and Central America and Asia, Africa was also colonized by Europeans, a common fact among those cited is that they were all colonies of exploitation.

One of the facts that most favored the process of decolonization of Africa was undoubtedly the Second World War that occurred in Europe between 1939 and 1945. How this armed conflict that happened in the European continent the same one suffered with the destruction and the economic decline.

The economic and political weakening of most European countries, especially those who owned colonies in Africa, gradually lost control over the territories of their administration. Combined with the question of war, groups and movements emerged fighting for political independence and allied to these groups, the United States supported new governments that were anti-communist.