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How has our influence in Nicaragua effected their countries and countries around them?
Was Reagan right for going back door and trying to fund revolutionaries?
What would be the outcome if the US never  got involved in Nicaragua?

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-Caused severe corruption
-Created ties to other superpower countries
-Hot bed for political influence
-Wars fueled with left over weapons and money from revolutions

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-Economic and political crisis
-Venezuela pulled financial aid
-Ortega announced he was cutting social security benefits
-People took to the streets
-Violence broke out in response
-Ortega and party accused of human rights violations

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-Forbid trade between US and Nicaragua
-No ships or planes in or out
-Ronald Regan declared embargo
-Violated international law
-US laid mines in Nicaraguan waters
-Had to pay reparations

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- American pressure in early 80s  pushed Contras to sabotage
- Changes over power caused unrest
-Division in society between leftists and rightist
-Foreign influence began grabbing a hold.

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-Political scandal in US
-Officials sold arms to Iran
-Funded Contras in Nicaragua
-Boland Amendment banned funding of Contras
-Justification of sales were to save 7 American hostages
-Arms were supposed to go through Israel

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-Over threw Somoza regime
-Bloody affair
-Contra War in 80s took thousands of lives
-Contras: Rightist collection       FSLN: Leftist collection
-Ortega came to power
-Contra War ended by signing of Tela Accord
-Aleman came to power after Ortega was voted out
-Ortega re won election in 2006

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-Leftists
-Introduced land reform
-Wanted to help poor
-Their actions angered the wealthy

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-Joined Sandinistas at young age
-Joined resistance against Somoza
-Received guerrilla warfare training form Fidel Castro
-Won presidential election
-Gov. was supported by Sandinistas