Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the leadership of what Latin American nation?
A)Guatemala
B)El Salvador
C)Nicaragua
D)Honduras
E)Panama

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The Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the leadership of Nicaragua in the 1980s, supporting a group known as the Contras, who opposed the left-wing Sandinista government in power at the time. The Reagan administration argued that the Sandinistas posed a threat to American interests, and therefore supported covert and overt military action to try to overthrow them. This effort was known as the Contra War.

Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan Administration Attempted to Overthrow the Leadership