Question

Cory/P1 ESTION 2: WHY DID FOREIGN POWERS BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ANGOLAN CIVIL WAR BETWEEN 1974 AND 1976? dy Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow. Study Source 2A. 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 5 NSC 2.1.4 What incident, according to the source, led to the process of decolonisation in Portugal? (1 x 1) Define the concept decolonisation in your own words. (1 x 2) Name the THREE liberation movements in the source that signed the Alvor Agreement in 1975. (3 x 1) Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain what led to the collapse of the Alvor Accord in 1975. (2 x 2) (1) (2​

Answer 1

The incident that led to the process of decolonisation in Portugal was the Carnation Revolution, a leftist military coup that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime and paved the way for democracy in Portugal. Decolonisation is the process of a nation or people gaining independence from a foreign power and reclaiming their autonomy. The three liberation movements in the source that signed the Alvor Agreement in 1975 were the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA). The primary cause of the collapse of the Alvor Accord in 1975 was the MPLA's victory in the civil war and its subsequent unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal. This caused the other two liberation movements to break away from the agreement, leading to further conflict and the continuation of the civil war.