Cape Verdean Americans fought in the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy during the conflict, serving in both the European and Asian theaters of the war. The political and economic situation of the post-war world eventually allowed Cape Verde to gain independence from the Portuguese Empire in 1975, as part of a much larger trend of decolonization across the world. See also Anglo-Portuguese Alliance Battle of the Atlantic Naval history of World War II Operation Alacrity References Further reading Former Portuguese colonies