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The Sin of Omission: The United States and South Africa in the Nixon Years

Morgan, Eric J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056467752

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2003, Master of Arts, Miami University, History.
This thesis examines relations between the United States and South Africa during Richard Nixon’s first presidential administration. While South Africa was not crucial to Nixon’s foreign policy, the racially-divided nation offered the United States a stabile economic partner and ally against communism on the otherwise chaotic post-colonial African continent. Nixon strengthened relations with the white minority government by quietly lifting sanctions, increasing economic and cultural ties, and improving communications between Washington and Pretoria. However, while Nixon’s policy was shortsighted and hypocritical, the Afrikaner government remained suspicious, believing that the Nixon administration continued to interfere in South Africa’s domestic affairs despite its new policy relaxations. The Nixon administration concluded that change in South Africa could only be achieved through the Afrikaner government, and therefore ignored black South Africans. Nixon’s indifference strengthened apartheid and hindered liberation efforts, helping to delay black South African freedom for nearly two decades beyond his presidency.
Jeffrey Kimball (Advisor)
62 p.
History, United States
Richard M. Nixon; United States foreign relations&160; &8211; South Africa; South Africa; Apartheid

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  • Morgan, E. J. (2003). The Sin of Omission: The United States and South Africa in the Nixon Years [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056467752

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Morgan, Eric. The Sin of Omission: The United States and South Africa in the Nixon Years. 2003. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056467752.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Morgan, Eric. "The Sin of Omission: The United States and South Africa in the Nixon Years." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056467752

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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