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