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Columbus sailed across the Carribean coast for his fourth voyage. http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thevoyagesofcolumbus/p/08colsfourth.htm This source comes from the .about website domain
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English, Dutch, and French pirates invaded and destroyed Nicaragua, mainly the city of Granada. Granada held most of the country's agricultural wealth https://books.google.com/books?id=vUP3hLbq6DEC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=granada+1668&source=bl&ots=PXppMhvcfs&sig=BMCCJ6u5xRI1sIvuGIr5iJJ1NXs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLvOqOttbRAhXD6iYKHWkNDjc4FBDoAQgZMAA#v=onepage&q=granada%201668&f=false This book was written by Christopher Dall, an author known for writing about Nicaragua
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The Audiencia of Guatemala declared its independence from Spain in 1821. It also joined with the Mexican Empire
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After the civil war forced Nicaragua to centralize power, Nicaragua declared its independence http://www.thanksgivingcoffee.com/september-15-independence-day-nicaragua/ This article was written by Paul Katzeff, founder of the Thanksgiving Coffee Company
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William Walker was an American Soldier that the US Army used as a weapon to take control of Nicaragua. The US also wanted the British Navy to intervene https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/jackson-lincoln/essays/filibuster-king-strange-career-william-walker-most-dangerous-i This article was written by T.J. Stiles, an award-winning biographer
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Zelaya was a liberal who's rule was to be considered one of the most controversial in Nicaraguan history http://www.digitalhistoryproject.com/2012/08/jose-santos-zelaya-president-of.html This article was written by Arthur Stringer, a writer and blogger
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Conservatives and the US helped drive Zelaya out of office refer back to first zelaya event for source
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The national guard of Nicaragua was formed with the help of the US refer back to source 1
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President Hoover withdrew all marines from Nicaragua due to the growing marine casualty list and the Great Depression http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch14us-5.htm This article was written by Frank E. Smitha, a history author.
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Sandino and the Nicaragua military pushed for an absence of US military presence http://www.nicaraguasc.org.uk/about-nicaragua/sandino/ This website is run by the Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign
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Somoza Garcia forced his uncle to resign from his presidency due to Somoza's growth in power in the National Guard. Juan Bautista Sacasa was the president who was forced to resign. http://students.expression.edu/birdsnest/2015/06/18/somoza/
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Somoza Garcia was assassinated by the poet Rigoberto López Pérez in Leon. He was shot shortly after his nomination to run another term as dictator. Refer back to Event 1 for source
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During Debayle's presidency, an opposition group names the Sandinista National Liberation Front formed. http://students.expression.edu/birdsnest/2015/06/18/sandinistas-fsln/ This article was also written by Alessandra Bird, the blog author in source 1
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After his brother's death, Debayle was named president of Nicaragua. Refer back to source 1
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During this earthquake, national guard members looted the city, and later on, the international aid helped more of the Somoza family than the common victims of the earthquake. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-12-27/news/mn-5120_1_quake-ruins This article was written by Tracy Wilkinson, an LA Times Staff Writer in 1992, 20 years after the quake
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The FSLN overthrew Debayle with a five-member junta that demanded a mixed economic system, a new foreign policy, etc. Refer back to source 3
