30 Questions
Which ethnic group in Angola did Jonas Savimbi come from?
Ovimbundu
Initially, what ideology heavily influenced UNITA's anti-colonial stance?
Chinese communism
Which countries supported UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence?
China, USA, Egypt, South Africa
What event in Portugal led to the country being ready to grant independence to all its colonies?
Carnation Revolution
What was the name of the party founded by Jonas Savimbi in 1966?
União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA)
Which two major world powers desired influence over Angola due to its mineral wealth?
USA and USSR
Where did UNITA have significant support within Angola?
South-east, among the Ovimbundu people
'Luanda' is the capital city of which country?
Angola
'Botswana', 'South Africa', 'Zambia', and 'Namibia' are neighboring countries of which nation mentioned in the text?
Angola
What countries supported UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence?
China, USA, Egypt, South Africa
UNITA's anti-colonial stance was heavily influenced by Soviet communism.
False
The Ovimbundu people, an ethnic group in Angola, strongly supported MPLA instead of UNITA.
False
Jonas Savimbi founded UNITA in 1968.
False
Both the USA and USSR supported UNITA during the Angolan War of Independence.
False
Portugal granted independence to all its colonies before the Carnation Revolution.
False
Angola's mineral wealth made China and the UK compete for influence over the country.
False
UNITA's flag consists of red, white, and blue colors.
False
After the Carnation Revolution, Portugal was reluctant to grant independence to its colonies.
False
Luanda was one of the neighboring countries of Angola during the early 1970s.
False
The city centre of Luanda was depicted in two pictures from the early 1970s.
True
Jonas Savimbi founded the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) in ______
1966
UNITA had a lot of support in the south-east of Angola, particularly among the ______ people
Ovimbundu
Initially, UNITA’s anti-colonial stance was very influenced by ______ communism
Chinese
UNITA's anti-colonial stance later became very influenced by American ______
capitalism
China, the USA, Egypt, and South Africa supported UNITA during the Angolan War of ______
Independence
The fact that Angola was rich in minerals made the USA and USSR both desire influence over ______
it
In 1974, there was an army mutiny in Portugal called the Carnation Revolution, which overthrew Portugal’s ______ regime
fascist
After the Carnation Revolution, Portugal was ready to grant independence to all its ______
colonies
Jonas Savimbi came from the ______ ethnic group
Ovimbundu
UNITA's flag consisted of the colors red, white, and ______
blue
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