Frontline · SEASON 3
Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua
Episode 13 · 1985-04-11
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
In 1979, the Sandinistas led a revolution that overthrew the Somoza dynasty which had ruled Nicaragua for almost 50 years. It was a revolution the US first tried to prevent, then tried to court, and later tried to undermine. Part 3 traces the evolution of US involvement in Nicaragua and the struggle for control of the revolution.
Season 3 episodes
1. Vietnam Under Communism1985-01-15
2. Shootout on Imperial Highway (1)1985-01-22
3. Shootout on Imperial Highway (2)1985-01-29
4. The Lifer and the Lady1985-02-05
5. The Child Savers1985-02-12
6. Down for the Count1985-02-19
7. Retreat from Beirut1985-02-26
8. Buying the Bomb1985-03-05
9. A Class Divided1985-03-26
10. Potomac Fever1985-04-02
11. Crisis in Central America 1: Yankee Years1985-04-09
12. Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's Challenge1985-04-10
13. Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua1985-04-11
14. Crisis in Central America 4: Battle for El Salvador1985-04-12
15. Men Who Molest1985-04-16
16. Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred?1985-04-23
17. The American Way of War1985-04-30
18. Memory of the Camps1985-05-07
19. You Are in the Computer1985-05-14
20. What About Mom and Dad?1985-05-21
21. Breaking the Bank1985-05-28
