aug 20, 1985 - Nicaragua and the Iran-Contra Scandal
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-August 20, 1985 – March 4, 1987
-Reagan wants to sell weapons to Iran, specifically to Contras in Nicargua to help them stop communism
-The US was involved because they were the ones wanting to give the Contras money and weapons. Soviets were involved because they were for communism and on the Sandinista's side. This was significant to the Cold War because day by day communism was devolving.
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