Plan of Investigation
This investigation assesses to what extent did the Nicaraguan Revolution affect Honduras? In order to completely understand how Honduras was involved in the Nicaraguan Revolution, research has been done to investigate: the involvement of other countries in Honduras, The military tactics between the borders of Nicaragua and Honduras, and the public opinion concerning Honduras involvement in the Nicaraguan Revolution. The main sources for this investigation are Inside Nicaragua, Young People’s Dreams and Fears by Rita Golden Gelman, a woman who lived in Nicaragua and tells the story of the revolution from the youth’s point of view and Yankee Sandinistas: Interviews with North Americans Living & Working in the New Nicaragua …show more content…
Most of the fighting took place along the borders of Nicaragua and Honduras. In the Nicaraguan revolution, Honduras was transformed into a staging ground for covert operations. The U.S. poured military aid and advisors into the Honduran army and set up base camps for the Contras—a right-wing paramilitary force cultivated by the U.S. to overthrow the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. The United States viewed Honduras as the logical point from which to intervene in these two conflicts. In the early 1980s, southern Honduras became a staging area for Contra excursions into Nicaragua. Throughout 1980 -1983, The U.S dramatically increased its military aid from 2 million to 144 million. Argentina was also a leading factor in the Nicaraguan revolution. The Argentinians were the first to side with the Contras and would oversee them in combat and training. At that time, Argentina was under the rule of neo-Nazi generals, but they took a little time off from torturing and murdering their own population to help re-establish the Guard - soon to be renamed the contras, or "freedom fighters. The President of Honduras showed support to the Contras and ask President Reagan of the United States to help supply the Honduran army.
This investigation assesses to what extent did the Nicaraguan Revolution affect Honduras? In order to completely understand how Honduras was involved in the Nicaraguan Revolution, research has been done to investigate: the involvement of other countries in Honduras, The military tactics between the borders of Nicaragua and Honduras, and the public opinion concerning Honduras involvement in the Nicaraguan Revolution. The main sources for this investigation are Inside Nicaragua, Young People’s Dreams and Fears by Rita Golden Gelman, a woman who lived in Nicaragua and tells the story of the revolution from the youth’s point of view and Yankee Sandinistas: Interviews with North Americans Living & Working in the New Nicaragua …show more content…
Most of the fighting took place along the borders of Nicaragua and Honduras. In the Nicaraguan revolution, Honduras was transformed into a staging ground for covert operations. The U.S. poured military aid and advisors into the Honduran army and set up base camps for the Contras—a right-wing paramilitary force cultivated by the U.S. to overthrow the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. The United States viewed Honduras as the logical point from which to intervene in these two conflicts. In the early 1980s, southern Honduras became a staging area for Contra excursions into Nicaragua. Throughout 1980 -1983, The U.S dramatically increased its military aid from 2 million to 144 million. Argentina was also a leading factor in the Nicaraguan revolution. The Argentinians were the first to side with the Contras and would oversee them in combat and training. At that time, Argentina was under the rule of neo-Nazi generals, but they took a little time off from torturing and murdering their own population to help re-establish the Guard - soon to be renamed the contras, or "freedom fighters. The President of Honduras showed support to the Contras and ask President Reagan of the United States to help supply the Honduran army.