This paper explains President Jimmy Carter's action in Nicaragua.
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages) |
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2001
Paper Summary:
This paper attempts to explain how the Carter administration tried to shepherd a transition from autocracy to democracy in Nicaragua and how US actions unwittingly helped an opposition force come to power that would make the country just as undemocratic as before.
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"Nicaragua was controlled by the Somoza regime which kept itself in power through its 5,000 man "national guard." Throughout the 1970s, resistance to the regime grew, and by 1977, some 16 opposition groups had been established. The US joined in this opposition, even though Somoza had been a Cold War ally. The Carter administration had made human rights an international issue and announced that it would eliminate the "yankee" approach to diplomacy with South America. Carter began criticizing Somoza's human rights abuses in order to distance the US from the dictator."
More papers on Carter's Foreign Policy in Nicaragua:
Carter's Foreign Policy in Nicaragua (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Carter's-Foreign-Policy-in-Nicaragua/3477
"Carter's Foreign Policy in Nicaragua" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Carter's-Foreign-Policy-in-Nicaragua/3477>
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National Merit Scholar. Full academic scholarship to college. 3.9 graduating GPA. BA with double major in international politics and Russian and East European studies. Minor in history.