The correct answer is B) war between the Sandinistas and the Contras in Nicaragua, intensified.
<em>A result of U.S. intervention in Latin America during the Cold War era was that the war between the Sandinistas and the Contras in Nicaragua, intensified.</em>
The Contras were backed by the government of the United States. During the Cold War years, United States President Ronald Reagan supported the Contras and the anti-Communist strategy of isolating the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. In January 1981, Reagan ended the economic support the U.S. gave to Nicaragua. So a result of U.S. intervention in Latin America during the Cold War era was that the war between the Sandinistas and the Contras in Nicaragua, intensified.
European traders and investors searches for an alternative route to Asia in order to destroy the Asian monopoly on spices and other exotic goods.
1. They concluded that no technical demonstration over a deserted island would likely bring an end to the war. It should be used against a target without warning to show its devastating strength.
2. Because it would help aid with the end of the war.
