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Which of these were true of the Sandinistas? Select three options.

They were led by Daniel Ortega.
They created the Somoza dictatorship.
They received aid from the USSR.
They received aid from the U.S.
They supported revolutions in El Salvador.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
True:
- They were led by Daniel Ortega. (Ortega was a prominent FSLN leader and later president.)
- They received aid from the USSR. (During the Cold War the Sandinista government was supported by the Soviet bloc and Cuba.)
- They supported revolutions in El Salvador. (They aided and sympathized with leftist guerrilla movements in neighboring Central American countries.)

False:
- They created the Somoza dictatorship. (The Somoza family ruled Nicaragua until the Sandinistas overthrew them in 1979.)
- They received aid from the U.S. (The U.S. government opposed the Sandinistas and financed their Contra opponents.)