Kwame Nkrumah Italicized Question pg. 1112

Nkrumah's call for African unity instead of fragmentation reflects the tensions between decolonization and the ongoing cold war in that in each conflict, the less prominent idea struggles to overcome the idea of higher prominence.  For example, Nkrumah asks for unity despite the heavily prevalent division in the African continent.  Also, the colonies desire for independence even though with the cold war, the superpowers and nations of greater influence, such as France and Great Britain, want to retain these colonies.  In Nkrumah's case, he battles with the people who feel unity is impossible with the different ethnicities, cultures, and ideas in Africa.  The colonies struggle with the colonizers who wish to hold control of these areas under their power.  Nkrumah also portrays the distaste that the colonies have towards the superpowers.  He wants to build a great nation based on trust and hope rather than on fear and suspicion.  He also stresses the division within the world due to the cold war and that African harmony can provide an example for the entire globe.