- 1. Who led the leftist Sandinistas to overthrow the Somoza regime in Nicaragua?
A) Hugo Chavez
B) Fulgencio Batista
C) Augusto Pinochet
D) Daniel Ortega
- 2. When did the Sandinistas successfully oust the Somoza regime in Nicaragua?
A) 1960
B) 1979
C) 1985
D) 1995
- 3. Which country provided support to the Sandinistas in their fight against the Somoza regime?
A) Cuba
B) Australia
C) Japan
D) Norway
- 4. Who was the US president during the period when the Sandinistas overthrew the Somoza regime?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Jimmy Carter
- 5. What was the capital city of Nicaragua during the Somoza regime?
A) Tegucigalpa
B) San Salvador
C) Lima
D) Managua
- 6. What was the official language in Nicaragua during the Somoza regime?
A) English
B) French
C) Spanish
D) Portuguese
- 7. Which superpower was often accused of meddling in Nicaraguan politics during the Somoza regime?
A) United States
B) China
C) United Kingdom
D) Russia
- 8. What was the official name of the ruling party formed by the Sandinistas after ousting the Somoza regime?
A) Revolutionary Government Council
B) People's Revolution Party
C) Sandinista National Liberation Front
D) Nationalist Provisional Authority
- 9. Where did the Sandinistas get their name from?
A) Augusto Pinochet
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Augusto César Sandino
D) Nicolas Maduro
- 10. What was the name of the dictator who ruled Nicaragua before the Somoza family?
A) José Santos Zelaya
B) Hernández Martínez
C) Jorge Ubico
D) Joaquín Balaguer
- 11. Which religious figure played a major role in supporting the Sandinistas?
A) Ernesto Cardenal
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Dalai Lama
D) Pope John Paul II
- 12. What was the main military force used by the Somoza regime to control Nicaragua?
A) Coast Guard
B) Air Force
C) Marines
D) National Guard
- 13. Which neighboring country was not directly involved in supporting or opposing the Sandinistas?
A) Costa Rica
B) Honduras
C) Belize
D) El Salvador
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