https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn Sam Gerhart, Peyton Kolovani, Hannah Woelfling en-us 2018-05-02 14:11:00 UTC 2026-02-02 05:47:45 UTC hello@padlet.com hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/257658034 Communist group that gained control of Nicaraguan government after overthrowing dictator Anastasi Samoza]]> 2018-05-03 13:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/257658034 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258034780 -introduced land reforms
-took over businesses
-gained control of government
-organized social programs for poor]]> 2018-05-04 13:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258034780 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258036374 Communist leader of the Sandinistas
-Peacefully stepped down to allow democratically elected Violeta Chamorro
- reelected for president in 2007 until present.]]> 2018-05-04 14:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258036374 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258038141 -US aided contras to take down Sandinistas in Guerilla war.
-To weaken economy even more US implemented Trade Embargo on Nicaragua
(did not allow any US trade with Nicaragua, No Nicaragua goods could enter US, No Nicaraguan ships were allowed on US controlled ports)]]> 2018-05-04 14:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258038141 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258336118 -Protests against President Ortega lead to many casualties.
-Students, protestors, bystanders, and police officers are all victims.
-Pro-government forces began to open fire on these people.
-Ortega claims he is setting up an investigation
-Citizens are losing faith in their president and waiting for him to leave office.
-This could very possibly lead to another revolution or assassination of their president.]]> 2018-05-06 19:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258336118 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258337049 2018-05-06 19:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258337049 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258337351 2018-05-06 19:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258337351 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258337439 2018-05-06 19:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258337439 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258340269 2018-05-06 20:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258340269 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258466416 -Nicaraguan contras were supported by Ronald Reagan to take down communist Sandinistas.
-This was at the same time that the US was funneling weapons into Iran kin return for the American Hostages.
-So Reagan made the weapons in Nicaragua even though it was a US affair.
-US influenced Nicaragua because they were backing them in their civil war. ]]> 2018-05-07 11:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258466416 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258468394 2018-05-07 11:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258468394 hamwoelfling https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258468781 2018-05-07 11:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hamwoelfling/yn60pov0wscn/wish/258468781