The new global society requires individuals to communicate effectively with cultures far different from their own. The purpose of this project is to analyze cultural influences on conflict management styles between West Africans and Americans. Current research is first reviewed on how culture impacts conflict management styles. Next, a pilot study measuring the specific differences in conflict styles between West Africans and Americans is discussed. The conflict styles are measured as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising. Cultural dimensions, intersecting with the conflict styles, are quantified as power distance and individualism versus collectivism. Results suggest that Americans used the competing style more often than West Africans and West Africans were more prone to use the collaborative style than Americans.