Question 1 • World History: Issues and Patterns
The Contras were armed groups that opposed Nicaragua’s Sandinista government after it took power in 1979. They received support from the U.S. government, including funding and weapons. The Sandinistas—not the Contras—overthrew the Somoza government, and the Contras did not overthrow the Sandinistas.
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