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United States Begins Occupying Nicaragua
The United States began their military presence in Nicaragua in 1912 when they first stationed troops their, and they gradually built up their presence there for decades.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1225283.stm
This source is a well-regarded news outlet, BBC News, but they only provided brief, surface-level information about these events. -
Sandino Fights American Troops
Sandino fights a guerrilla war against United States forces, finally forcing them to withdraw from Nicaragua.
http://web.stanford.edu/group/arts/nicaragua/discovery_eng/timeline/
This source is a long timeline of many significant events in Nicaraguan history, with some brief information about each event. -
Somoza in Charge of National Guard
When the United States troops withdraw, they leave Somoza in charge of the National Guard, wanting to give Somoza military power. There are rumors that FDR later said, "Samoza's a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch," summing up the American attitude towards him.
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/general-somoza-takes-over-nicaragua
This source went into a lot of detail on Samoza's rise to power and provided me with a lot of good information about that time. -
Sandino Assassination
After advocating against the National Guard, Somoza has Sandino, his primary rival, assassinated, clearing the way for him to take power.
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/general-somoza-takes-over-nicaragua
This scholarly source went into a lot of detail on Samoza's rise to power and provided me with a lot of good information about that time. -
Somoza Overthrows Government
Samoza overthrew the current Nicaraguan government under President Sacasa with a military coup, forcing him to resign and taking power for himself.
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/general-somoza-takes-over-nicaragua
This scholarly source went into a lot of detail on Samoza's rise to power and provided me with a lot of good information about that time. -
Somoza Installs Puppet Presidents
Following his overthrow of Sacasa, Somoza used puppets to serve as official presidents while he actually maintained power himself. He did this until December, when he himself ran for President.
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/general-somoza-takes-over-nicaragua
This scholarly source went into a lot of detail on Samoza's rise to power and provided me with a lot of good information about that time. -
Somoza Becomes President
Somoza became President following a rigged election. The election was so crooked that Somoza got over 100,000 votes while his opponent got 100.
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. -
Assassination of Somoza
Communist poet shoots Somoza in public, and Somoza succumbs to his wounds a few days later. His son takes over his place as dictator.
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.
