portuguese africa

3
Portuguese Africa By: Tom Blanton

Upload: tommyster

Post on 30-Jul-2015

292 views

Category:

News & Politics


1 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Portuguese Africa

Portuguese Africa

By: Tom Blanton

Page 2: Portuguese Africa

1800’s

• During the height of European colonialism in the1800’s, Portugal had lost its territory in South America and most of its bases in Asia

• At this time, Portugal focused on expanding its outposts in Africa into nation-sized territories

• Portuguese territory included the modern nations of Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique.

Page 3: Portuguese Africa

1900’s

• In World War I, German troops threatened Mozambique, so Portugal entered the war in an attempt to protect its territories.

• In the beginning of World War II, decolonization movements began to gain support.

• The Cold War too created chaos among Portuguese overseas populations when the United States and Soviet Union attempted to increase their spheres of influence.