Fanon also believed that during the Cold War the Soviet Union and United States helped countries decolonize because they wanted to create neocolonialism whereby the U.S. or Soviets could exploit the former colonized country, which made colonized countries dependent upon the Soviets or U.S. for economic aid. However, Fanon’s work on violence during decolonization is limited because Fanon did not consider the negative effects violence had on a person’s mental health or the role women played during the violent periods of decolonization and how women were negatively affected by sexual
Fanon also believed that during the Cold War the Soviet Union and United States helped countries decolonize because they wanted to create neocolonialism whereby the U.S. or Soviets could exploit the former colonized country, which made colonized countries dependent upon the Soviets or U.S. for economic aid. However, Fanon’s work on violence during decolonization is limited because Fanon did not consider the negative effects violence had on a person’s mental health or the role women played during the violent periods of decolonization and how women were negatively affected by sexual