The United States sponsored the Contras because they were against the Sandinista government which was in place at the time in Nicaragua. The Sandinista government was a national reconstruction government, but it was a government that the United States viewed as communist. It came at the time where the United States was extremely weary of the Soviet Union and communist rule and a time when Reagan was president and his foreign policy was based very much on stopping opposing ideologies from gaining ground anywhere in the world.
Answer:
Why could the Creoles no longer count on the Spanish government to control social unrest after 1808? Because Napoleon's forces invaded Spain and the Spanish had to defend themselves instead of protect their colonies. Rebellion in Latin America was no longer Spain's top priority.
Explanation:
The United States wanted to make sure that the European
countries will not attack the United States. The doctrine stated that the US
will remain neutral in any foreign affairs. If any European countries will try
to colonize the US, they will consider it as an attack and may declare war
against the country involved.
