Grenada And Nicaragua FAILURE Flashcards
In _____, the left-wing _______, led a successful in ______, a British Commonwealth country.
march 1979
New Jewel Movement
Grenada
Castro sent ________ to build a new _______ for tourists, and _______ to help establish a new _______.
construction workers
international airport
military instructors
police force
However, in ________, the US sent in troops from its recently created _______ to overthrow the ______; ______ were killed.
October 1983
Rapid Deployment Force
NJM government
25 Cubans
In ____, the US backed dictator in Nicaragua was ______ by the _______. Cuba gave the new government considerable aid for its _____________ reform programs.
1979
Sandinistas
overthrown
literacy, educational and medical
Castro sent _____ doctors, ______, _______ and ______ to Nicaragua.
2,500
nurses
teachers
engineers
The US-sponsored _____ began to _____ and ____ education and medical workers.
Contras
attack
murder