In order to finance arms to Iran to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon, President Ronald Reagan illicitly sold arms to the Contras and financed the war against the:
a. Cubans.
b. Sandinistas.
c. Juan Peron.
d. Afghan rebels.
e. Salvadore Allende.
ANSWER:
b
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