Economic Turmoil of the Nicaraguan Revolution
An Investigation into the Economic Turmoil of the Nicaraguan Revolution:
To what extent did the U.S. led trade embargos of the 1980’s and the U.S. funded contra rebel groups affect the failed Nicaraguan economy of the mid to late 1980’s?
Word Count: 1, 618
Table of Contents
Section A Page 3 Plan of the Investigation
Section B Page 4-5 Summary of Evidence
Section C Page 6-7 Evaluation of Sources
Section D Page 8 Analysis
Section E Page 9 Conclusion
Section F Page 10 Bibliography
Section A Plan of the Investigation
To what extent did the U.S. led trade embargos of the 1980’s and the U.S. funded contra rebel groups have on the failed Nicaraguan economy of the late 1980’s? This investigation aims to objectively determine the influence that the U.S. had on the complete devastation of the Nicaraguan economy. To achieve this end, a detailed analysis will be made of the financially U.S. supported rebel groups, the contras, that opposed Nicaragua’s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) following the 1979 overthrow of the Anastasio Debavle dictatorship. Their nature of opposition will be exposed and analyzed as a cause for the economic destruction in Nicaragua. Further, this analysis will be paired with the 1980’s U.S. led trade embargos on Nicaragua, which will give a detailed analysis as to why the Nicaraguan economy failed in the mid to late 1980’s.
Section B Summary of Evidence
When considering the U.S.’s actions in Nicaragua it is essential to note that this revolution took place in the midst of Cold War fear between the U.S. and Soviet Russia. In 1979 the Sandinista National Liberation Front overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza, ending the 43 year Somoza dictatorship, and establishing a revolutionary government in Nicaragua. Ronald Reagan, with a strongly anti-Communist administration, took office in 1981 and was ultimately convinced that the Sandinistas were supporting
To what extent did the U.S. led trade embargos of the 1980’s and the U.S. funded contra rebel groups affect the failed Nicaraguan economy of the mid to late 1980’s?
Word Count: 1, 618
Table of Contents
Section A Page 3 Plan of the Investigation
Section B Page 4-5 Summary of Evidence
Section C Page 6-7 Evaluation of Sources
Section D Page 8 Analysis
Section E Page 9 Conclusion
Section F Page 10 Bibliography
Section A Plan of the Investigation
To what extent did the U.S. led trade embargos of the 1980’s and the U.S. funded contra rebel groups have on the failed Nicaraguan economy of the late 1980’s? This investigation aims to objectively determine the influence that the U.S. had on the complete devastation of the Nicaraguan economy. To achieve this end, a detailed analysis will be made of the financially U.S. supported rebel groups, the contras, that opposed Nicaragua’s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) following the 1979 overthrow of the Anastasio Debavle dictatorship. Their nature of opposition will be exposed and analyzed as a cause for the economic destruction in Nicaragua. Further, this analysis will be paired with the 1980’s U.S. led trade embargos on Nicaragua, which will give a detailed analysis as to why the Nicaraguan economy failed in the mid to late 1980’s.
Section B Summary of Evidence
When considering the U.S.’s actions in Nicaragua it is essential to note that this revolution took place in the midst of Cold War fear between the U.S. and Soviet Russia. In 1979 the Sandinista National Liberation Front overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza, ending the 43 year Somoza dictatorship, and establishing a revolutionary government in Nicaragua. Ronald Reagan, with a strongly anti-Communist administration, took office in 1981 and was ultimately convinced that the Sandinistas were supporting
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