Terrorism and Nicaragua

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This essay determines whether the actions of the United States in Nicaragua in the early 1980s fit the American definition of terrorism. It also compares those actions with the actions of regimes that the United States government has criticized in recent months to establish if such criticism may be seen as hypocritical.

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"Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821, along with the rest of Central America. It was a part of Mexico for a brief time, then part of the then Central American Federation. Nicaragua finally achieved complete independence in 1838. Soon after, Britain and the USA both became extremely interested in Nicaragua and the strategically important Rio San Juan navigable passage from Lago de Nicaragua to the Caribbean. In 1848, the British seized the port at the mouth of the Rio San Juan on the Caribbean coast and renamed it Greytown. This became a major transit point for hordes of hopefuls looking for the quickest route to Californian gold."

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