The Cold War in the Developing World
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Name 5 countries in the developing world that were impacted by the Cold War:
Where is Nicaragua?
Central America
Where is Angola?
West Africa
Where is Ethiopia?
East Africa
Where is Grenada?
In the Caribbean
Where is Chile?
South America
What regime did the Sandinista National Liberation Front overthrow in Nicaragua?
The General Somoza’s capitalist dictatorship
Who led the Sandinista National Liberation Front?
Daniel Ortega Saavedra
What is the abbreviation of the Sandinista National Liberation Front?
FSLN
What did the USA fear after the FSLN overthrew Samoza’s regime?
That Nicaragua would become communist allies with the USSR and Cuba
When did Reagan start to support the Contras?
March 1981
Who were the Contras and what were they made up of?
A counterrevolutionary group
Former Samoza National Guard members
What had happened in Nicaragua by March 1982?
Thanks to US support, the Contras destabilised the Sandinista regime
The Sandinista regime responded by restricting civilian liberties and imposing press censorship
What happened in the Iran-Contra Affair and what amendment did this violate?
Reagan’s administration was discovered to have been secretly selling weapons to Iran and using the profits to fund the Contras ($3.8 million)
The Boland Amendment
During what years did the Reagan administration sell arms to Iran?
1981-86
What was the USA’s alleged reason for selling arms to Iran?
To negotiate the release of US hostages held in Lebanon
What 3 effects did the Iran-Contra scandal have in Nicaragua?
US funding decreased
The Contras then agreed to a ceasefire
The Sandinistas agreed to an election on February 25th 1990
What happened in the 1990 elections in Nicaragua?
Violet Chamorro won, inheriting an unstable economy and getting rid of the Contras
What did the Sandinistas introduce in 1983?
Enforced military conscription
Who supported the Sandinistas through the overthrow of General Samoza and the war against the Contras?
Cuba
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