The government of Angola in the 1980s proclaimed Marxist rhetoric:
Correct answer: D. to convince the Soviets to give them aid, though the proclaimed ideological transformation was false
- A. in an attempt to get Soviet aid for a transformation into a communist state
- B. in an effort to frighten neighbors into giving it territorial concessions
- C. in order to quell a rebellion by a pro-Marxist group called UNITA
- D. to convince the Soviets to give them aid, though the proclaimed ideological transformation was false
Explanation
Angola’s MPLA used Marxist-Leninist language largely to secure Soviet and Cuban backing during the Cold War, rather than because it was pursuing a consistently communist transformation. UNITA was its opponent, not a pro-Marxist rebellion that the government was trying to suppress.
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