The United States and the Congo Crisis 1960 - 1961

Scientific Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa grade: A University of Miami (Department of International Studies) course: American Imperialism language: English abstract: An assessment of the role played by the United States in the so-called Congo Crisis focusing on the initial stage from 1960 to early 1961. Following a rendering of the historical context US foreign policy will be analyzed from a three-dimensional perspective. Thus Realist Marxist and Constructivist theories of International Relations are employed to provide an interpretation of the sources and nature of US policy during the Congo Crisis. In conclusion it will be argued that Constructivism provides the most comprehensive explanatory model to illustrate US foreign policy.