In Response to the Overthrow of the Somoza Government by Revolutionaries

question 78

Multiple Choice

In response to the overthrow of the Somoza government by revolutionaries in Nicaragua, the Reagan administration

• A) endorsed the Contadora peace plan backed by other Latin American nations.
• B) relied on peaceful persuasion to encourage the Nicaraguan people to protest the new government's human-rights abuses.
• C) secured the support of European allies to cut off trade with Nicaragua.
• D) used the CIA to train and arm counterrevolutionaries whose goal it was to overthrow the Sandinista government.

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