Geography
The Contra War occurred in this country.
What is Nicaragua?
The two groups which the conflict was between.
What are the Sandinistas and the Contras
The Contra War occurred in this decade.
When was the 1980s?
What is over 30,000 deaths or collapsed economy or political landscape?
The US supported this group during the Contra War.
Who are the Contras
This country supported the Contras in secret.
What is the US?
This member of the Somoza family was overthrown in 1979.
Who is Anastasio Somoza Debayle
The Sandinistas took power in Nicaragua in this year.
When was 1979?
This is why the US's reputation declined because of the Contra War.
What is the Iran-Contra Scandal or their support for a violent rebel group?
This U.S. president was in office for most of the Contra War.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The Contras spilled into this country North of Nicaragua.
What is Honduras?
What the FSLN stands for.
Sandinista National Liberation Front
The year the US cut aid to Nicaragua.
When was 1981?
This is why the Contra War weakened the Soviet Union.
What are drained resources?
This is why US sold arms to Iran.
What is gaining money to fund supporting the Contras?
The Contras spilled into this country North of Nicaragua.
What is Costa Rica?
The president of the Sandinistas and the current co-president of Nicaragua.
Who is Daniel Ortega
The year the ceasefire was agreed in.
When was 1990?
This is what the Contra War demonstrated for the US.
What is their commitment to stop Communism in South America?
This is how the US supported the Contras.
What is supporting through supplies and guerrilla warfare training
These are the two countries who Nicaragua improved relations with under the Sandinista Government.
What is Cuba and the Soviet Union?
One of the founders of the FSLN.
Who is Carlos Fonseca or Silvio Mayorga or Tomas Borge
The specific years of the Iran Contra Affair.
When was 1981-1986
These countries benefited from the Contra War.
What is none of them?
This is why the US cared about Nicaragua.
What is because they believed they were becoming communist and like another Cuba?