Titlebook: Czechoslovakia in Africa, 1945-1968; Philip Muehlenbeck Book 2016 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 Africa.Cold War.com

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Introduction, Czechoslovakia’s deep involvement with the newly decolonized continent of Africa:.What is most noteworthy about Beck’s article is that it was the first—and until this book, only—scholarly account of Czechoslovakia’s involvement with Africa published in English. The purpose of this present book is n

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,Relations with Conservative African States (1945–62),ounded by larger, undemocratic, and potentially hostile neighbors (Germany, the Soviet Union, and the remnants of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire), it could not stand isolated in the international system, and instead must develop relationships outside of Central Europe in order to ensure its security.

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,Czechoslovak Arms Exports to Africa (1954–68),e to make a profit through the disposal of obsolete weapons, stimulate its industrial economy, and form closer political relations with the states that purchased its arms. Arms exports and military training were a gateway to increased influence in Third World states because they created a technical

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,Czechoslovak Aviation Assistance to Africa (1960–68),countries. This was especially true for a small landlocked country like Czechoslovakia. Under the motto, “Air is our sea,” Czechoslovak leaders sought to make their country a transportation center by turning Prague into an aviation hub. As one Czechoslovak diplomat put it in the early 1950s, Czechos