Leaders of the new African and Asian countries first discussed nonalignment at the Bandung Conference,hoping to find an alternative between choosing between the U.S.and the Soviet Union.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This statement is true. The Bandung Conference in 1955 was a gathering of leaders from newly independent countries in Africa and Asia who sought to promote economic and political cooperation while remaining neutral in the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Nonalignment became a key principle of many of these countries' foreign policies.

Leaders of the New African and Asian Countries First Discussed