The following are two important philosophers that influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence:
1) John Locke- Locke wrote a famous book <em>Two Treaties of Government</em>. In this book, he discussed several different topics including the idea of unalienable rights. This refers to a set of rights that all individuals have just because they are human. Jefferson refers to this idea when he talks about how all men have the right to "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness."
2) Thomas Hobbes- Jefferson's indirect reference to the idea of a social contract was inspired by the work of Thomas Hobbes.
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.
Nixon stepped down in 1974, halfway through his second term, rather than face impeachment over his efforts to cover up illegal activities by members of his administration in the Watergate scandal.