What you basically need to know is that the contras were right-wing and that they opposed the left-wing government.
The left-wing governments were generally not seen as desired during the cold war because they could strengthen the communists, which were competing with the US.
So the US hoped that the contras would weaken or even replace the left-wing government.
It forced Lord Cornwallis to flee South Carolina and helped set in motion the battle of Yorktown
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories ofKansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Actserved to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.
The main reason why Congress worked to keep a balance between the number of slaveholding states and free states is because they wanted to avoid war breaking out between the North and the South. They tried to do this through a series of compromises that ultimately failed.
Despite the 2005 banning of amphetamines in major league baseball, some players have attempted to circumvent the amphetamine ban by <u>using anabolic steroids</u>.
