The Iran–Contra Scandal (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا, Spanish: caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as Irangate,[1] Contragate[2] or the Iran–Contra affair, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.[3] The administration hoped to use the proceeds of the arms sale to fund the Contras in Nicaragua. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.
The official justification for the arms shipments was that they were part of an operation to free seven American hostages being held in Lebanon by Hezbollah, a paramilitary group with Iranian ties connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The plan was for Israel to ship weapons to Iran, for the United States to resupply Israel, and for Israel to pay the United States. The Iranian recipients promised to do everything in their power to achieve the release of the hostages.[4][5] However, as documented by a congressional investigation, the first Reagan-sponsored secret arms sales to Iran began in 1981 before any of the American hostages had been taken in Lebanon. This fact ruled out the "arms for hostages" explanation by which the Reagan administration sought to excuse its behavior.[6]
St. Ignatius of Loyola
The Catholic Reformation, also
called Counter-Reformation and Catholic Revival refocused on coming back to
spiritual foundations, devotional life
and personal relationship with Jesus.
The Jesuits was one of the few
who led the Reformation. The Jesuits was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Their work was key in the opposition
against Martin Luther and John Calvin (Protestant).
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The Abolition movement focused on granting slaves their freedom. However, it also hoped to end social discrimination and segregation between people of white and black color. The Women's Rights movement fought to provide women the right to vote. ... It was passed in 1865 and banned the use of slavery in the United States
At the end of the English Civil War, the monarch was executed and replaced by "Oliver Cromwell", since at first there was a massive power vacuum that needed to be filled.
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Gold miners
Explanation:
During the Gold Rush in San Francisco, miners were asking for sturdy and durable workpants. Levi Strauss made pants from heavyweight denim (from serge de Nimes, a twill made in southern France), which was dyed with indigo – hence the name blue jeans. Indigo was inexpensive and easy to acquire. Also, indigo maintains its color fastness when laundered. Leg openings were wide enough to go over work boots.
