<span>Portugal was at the vanguard of the Age of Exploration because they were the first to systematically pursue this field. The decline of the Venetian City state as a world power, the Spanish War to unite Spain into one nation and purge the Moors from Spain, and the political instability of the Italian city states left Portugal as the one true sea-faring nation to explore the world. In addition, Portugal made a no-aggression treaty with Castile—its traditional enemy—which allowed that it to pursue other interests. Portugal was vested in expanding Christian ideals in a crusader culture that spearheaded the expulsion of the North African Muslims from parts of Portugal. Swept up in the romantic ideals that Christianity had to expand, Portugal’s knightly orders were most influential in making exploration viable. Prince Henry the navigator, arguably one of the most powerful figures in the Age of Exploration established an innovative school to study the oceans. He also encouraged exploration across the seas. Portugal was the first nation to produce some of the most accurate maps of the world in the fifteenth century. In addition to cartography, Portuguese inventors made innovations in navigational instruments.</span>
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What was the Civil War in Nicaragua about?
The Civil War in Nicaragua was the "guerrilla" confrontation between the Sandinista National Liberation Front and the Army of the Dictator Som*za in 1978. Then, after a couple of years of ruling Nicaragua, the Contrast started to fight the Sandinistas with the support of the United States.
Who did the US initial support?
The United States was so much interested in stopping the spread of Communism in Central America, that is why the federal government of Ronald Reagan decided to support the Contras, to fight against the leftists Sandinistas.
Why did they change their minds?
In 1982, the US government decided to stop supporting the Contras due to the political scandal known as the Iran-Contras scandal, which questioned the authority of President Reagan to control his subordinates.
Finally, there were elections in Nicaragua in 1884. Sandinista commander, Daniel Ortega, under the US government's accusations that the USSR had biased the election.
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