Sean Lobred Nicaragua Somozas

By seanlobred

  • Somoza Wins Rigged Election

    Somoza Wins Rigged Election
    Somoza became President following a rigged election. The election was so crooked that Somoza got over 100,000 votes while his opponent got less than 200.
    http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/general-somoza-takes-over-nicaragua
    This source was a scholarly, informative website that tended to focus primarily on the events leading up to Somozas regime.

  • Nicaraguan Response to Pearl Harbor

    Nicaraguan Response to Pearl Harbor
    Following the Pearl Harbor attacks on the United States, Somoza Garcia declares war on the Axis powers the very next day, even before the United States does. He did this to build relations with the United States and this shows his close relationship with America.
    http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/historyofcentralamerica/p/somozagarcia.htm
    This source went into a lot of detail about Somoza's regime and was very useful, detailed, and informative.

  • Somoza Helps U.S. in Guatemala

    Somoza Helps U.S. in Guatemala
    Somoza sends troops to Guatemala to help the United States depose Socialist President Jacobo Arbenz, showing his strong support for the United States in the fight against communism.
    http://web.stanford.edu/group/arts/nicaragua/discovery_eng/timeline/
    This source was another timeline that briefly discussed many events in Nicaraguan history.

  • Assassination of Somoza Garcia

    Assassination of Somoza Garcia
    Young musician named Rigoberto Lopez shoots Somoza Garcia, who dies of his wounds a few days later. After the Sandinistas overthrow the Somozas and take control, they honor lopez as a national hero.
    http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/historyofcentralamerica/p/somozagarcia.htm
    This source went into a lot of detail about Somoza's regime and was very useful, detailed, and informative.

  • Sandinistas Overthrow Somozas

    Sandinistas Overthrow Somozas
    The Sandinistas finally defeat the Somozas and the National Guard, decades after Sandino's death and the oppression of the Somoza family.
    https://vianica.com/go/specials/15-sandinista-revolution-in-nicaragua.html
    This source was almost entirely focused upon discussing the Sandinista Revolution and gave me a lot of detailed information about the Somoza's downfall.