COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
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Why did the United States give aid to the Contras in Nicaragua?
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The Contras wanted to remove the communists from power.
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The Contras supported the United Nations.
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The Contras promised to increase trade with the United States.
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The Contras helped the United States control Cuba.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -U.S. policy on Nicaragua began to favor support for anti-Sandinista “Contras", because most people involved in the U.S. intelligence operations, including Richard Nixon feared that “defeat for the rebels would probably lead to a violent Marxist guerrilla movement in Mexico and in other Central American countries."
Detailed explanation-2: -In July 1912, Daz’s political rival, the Minister of War, Luis Mena, began a revolt to seize power. Although he had already won election to succeed to the presidency in 1913, Mena was uncertain of securing U.S. backing. Diaz asked the U.S. Government to intervene in order to secure the property of U.S. citizens.
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