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Support for the Contras

Learn about Ronald Reagan's presidency, his involvement in supporting the Contras, and the political dynamics of the time. Explore why aid was sent to Nicaragua and the impact on US relations with Central America.

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Support for the Contras

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  1. Support for the Contras By Ronald Reagan

  2. History • Born February 6, 1911, to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. • He attended high school in nearby Dixon and then worked his way through Eureka College • There, he studied economics and sociology, played on the football team, and acted in school plays. • A screen test in 1937 won him a contract in Hollywood. During the next two decades he appeared in 53 films. • Reagan became governor of California, the most populous state, in 1967 • Ronald Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and chose as his running mate former Texas Congressman and United Nations Ambassador George Bush. • He became the 40th president.

  3. Anastasio Somoza Debayle & Sandinista Soldiers

  4. Main Points • To win popular support of the American People for the Contras because they were fighting against communist forces. • “The Sandinista rule is a communist reign of terror. Many of those who fought along side the Sandinistas saw their revolution betrayed.” They…have taken up arms against them and are now called the contras.” • To raise enough aid such as money and arms to resolve the crises and help prevent the possibility of refugees fleeing to America • “Concerns about the prospect of hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing communist oppression to seek entry in our country are well-founded”

  5. Main Points • Support Democracy abroad for Central America • “Together with our friends, we can do in Central America to support democracy, human rights, and economic growth that we want no hostile communist colonies here in the Americas-South, Central, or North”

  6. Questions • Did we really have any business supporting the contras by sending aid to them in Nicaragua. • If the Sandinistas had not been backed by communist forces would the US have supported the Contras.

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