With Respect to the Somoza Dictatorship, the United States

question 5

Multiple Choice

With respect to the Somoza dictatorship, the United States

• A) denounced its human-rights violations.
• B) used the CIA to attempt to overthrow it and replace it with a democratic regime.
• C) provided loans and helped to establish a military academy to train the National Guard.
• D) welcomed the outbreak of the Sandinista Revolution.

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