In the First Republic, Nigeria was very reluctant to have meaningful interaction with ________
Italy
the Soviet Union
the United States of America
Germany
Explanation
Video Explanation
Post your Contribution
Discussions (6)
The answer should be 'B'
In the First Republic of Nigeria, the country was very reluctant to have meaningful interaction with the Soviet Union. The Nigerian government under Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa was ideologically aligned with the Western bloc during the Cold War and was a member of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The explantion is wrong because the first republic was before the civil war and this explaination is pointing to the crisis that happened during and after the civil war
THE ANSWER IS B
During the First Republic (1960–1966), Nigeria's foreign policy was officially based on non-alignment, but in practice, the government under Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was deeply pro-Western. The government was highly suspicious of communism and the Eastern Bloc, leading to a deliberate reluctance to establish meaningful diplomatic, economic, or cultural ties with the Soviet Union.
