The conflict in Nicaragua was driven by the Sandinistas who wanted to establish a socialist state and initially President Carter tried to win them over.
The Sandinistas drove a rebellion against the government of Nicaragua as they aimed to establish a communist/socialist state.
After they took over in 1979, the then president, Carter, tried to woo them with an alliance but they went with the Soviet Union instead.
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