PLEASE HELP How did the Cold War affect the political situation of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America? Was it a positive or negative influence? PLEASE EXPLAIN!

The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal lives of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy. By the end of the 1950's, dissent slowly increased reaching a climax by the late 1960's. Africa, like all continents, was affected by the Cold War. It was probably less strategically important than Europe and Asia, though. ... Most of Africa had been divided into colonies until after World War II. Western European nations, exhausted by WWII, were no longer able to maintain control of their colonies in Africa.

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