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