The Iran–Contra Scandal (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا, Spanish: caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as Irangate,[1] Contragate[2] or the Iran–Contra affair, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.[3] The administration hoped to use the proceeds of the arms sale to fund the Contras in Nicaragua. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.
The official justification for the arms shipments was that they were part of an operation to free seven American hostages being held in Lebanon by Hezbollah, a paramilitary group with Iranian ties connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The plan was for Israel to ship weapons to Iran, for the United States to resupply Israel, and for Israel to pay the United States. The Iranian recipients promised to do everything in their power to achieve the release of the hostages.[4][5] However, as documented by a congressional investigation, the first Reagan-sponsored secret arms sales to Iran began in 1981 before any of the American hostages had been taken in Lebanon. This fact ruled out the "arms for hostages" explanation by which the Reagan administration sought to excuse its behavior.[6]
Answer:
France allied with the US in the Revolutionary War
Explanation:
Hungarian leader Janos Kadar.
The "New Economic Mechanism" was the official name of his policy, begun in 1968, which was sometimes called "Goulash Communism" because of its mixture of communist and free market principles.
Kadar came to power in Hungary in 1956 and remained General Secretary of the Communist Workers Party in Hungary until 1988.
<u>Answer:</u>
The correct answer option is A. The Persian Wars began.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Out of the events mentioned in given answer options, we are to determine whether which of them happened first.
The correct option is 'The Persian Wars began'.
The Persian War began in 500 BC as a result of a revolt between the Greek cities in Asia Minor against the Persian conquerors.
The assistance given to the Ionians in their rebellion against the Persia and Darius (its ruler) became the main reason why the whole conflict started.
