- 1. Who led the leftist Sandinistas to overthrow the Somoza regime in Nicaragua?
A) Fulgencio Batista
B) Hugo Chavez
C) Augusto Pinochet
D) Daniel Ortega
- 2. When did the Sandinistas successfully oust the Somoza regime in Nicaragua?
A) 1995
B) 1979
C) 1985
D) 1960
- 3. Which country provided support to the Sandinistas in their fight against the Somoza regime?
A) Norway
B) Japan
C) Cuba
D) Australia
- 4. Who was the US president during the period when the Sandinistas overthrew the Somoza regime?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Jimmy Carter
D) George H.W. Bush
- 5. What was the capital city of Nicaragua during the Somoza regime?
A) Lima
B) San Salvador
C) Tegucigalpa
D) Managua
- 6. What was the official language in Nicaragua during the Somoza regime?
A) English
B) Spanish
C) French
D) Portuguese
- 7. Which religious figure played a major role in supporting the Sandinistas?
A) Ernesto Cardenal
B) Dalai Lama
C) Pope John Paul II
D) Mahatma Gandhi
- 8. What was the name of the dictator who ruled Nicaragua before the Somoza family?
A) Jorge Ubico
B) José Santos Zelaya
C) Joaquín Balaguer
D) Hernández Martínez
- 9. Which neighboring country was not directly involved in supporting or opposing the Sandinistas?
A) Honduras
B) Costa Rica
C) Belize
D) El Salvador
- 10. What was the main military force used by the Somoza regime to control Nicaragua?
A) Air Force
B) Coast Guard
C) National Guard
D) Marines
- 11. Which superpower was often accused of meddling in Nicaraguan politics during the Somoza regime?
A) Russia
B) United States
C) United Kingdom
D) China
- 12. Where did the Sandinistas get their name from?
A) Augusto César Sandino
B) Nicolas Maduro
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Augusto Pinochet
- 13. What was the official name of the ruling party formed by the Sandinistas after ousting the Somoza regime?
A) Revolutionary Government Council
B) People's Revolution Party
C) Sandinista National Liberation Front
D) Nationalist Provisional Authority
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