The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras
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The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras is a detailed investigative book that reconstructs the Iran-Contra affair through a meticulous, date-by-date record of covert U.S. operations.
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| The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras Context triple: [Scott Armstrong, notableWork, The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras]
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The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History is a documentary collection and analytical volume that compiles and interprets declassified U.S. government documents to illuminate the origins, operations, and cover-up of the Iran-Contra affair.
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B.
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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C.
Iran–Contra affair
The Iran–Contra affair was a major 1980s U.S. political scandal in which senior officials secretly facilitated arms sales to Iran and diverted the proceeds to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua, circumventing congressional restrictions.
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D.
School of the Americas Watch
School of the Americas Watch is a U.S.-based grassroots advocacy organization that campaigns to close the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (now WHINSEC) and end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America.
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E.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala is a historical and political analysis book that examines the 1954 U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected government and its lasting consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras Target entity description: The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras is a detailed investigative book that reconstructs the Iran-Contra affair through a meticulous, date-by-date record of covert U.S. operations.
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A.
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History is a documentary collection and analytical volume that compiles and interprets declassified U.S. government documents to illuminate the origins, operations, and cover-up of the Iran-Contra affair.
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B.
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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C.
Iran–Contra affair
The Iran–Contra affair was a major 1980s U.S. political scandal in which senior officials secretly facilitated arms sales to Iran and diverted the proceeds to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua, circumventing congressional restrictions.
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D.
School of the Americas Watch
School of the Americas Watch is a U.S.-based grassroots advocacy organization that campaigns to close the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (now WHINSEC) and end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America.
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E.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala is a historical and political analysis book that examines the 1954 U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected government and its lasting consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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investigative book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide a documented chronology of the Iran–Contra affair
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to reconstruct covert U.S. operations in detail ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversTopic |
arms-for-hostages deals
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covert funding mechanisms ⓘ diversion of funds to the Contras ⓘ executive branch decision-making in the Iran–Contra affair ⓘ |
| describes |
covert U.S. operations
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secret military assistance to Iran ⓘ secret military assistance to the Contras ⓘ |
| documentationStyle | meticulous record of events ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
historical documentation
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
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Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaraguan Contra war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| informationType |
document-based evidence
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investigative research ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of U.S. foreign policy
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investigative journalists ⓘ readers interested in U.S. political scandals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Iran–Contra affair
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United States foreign policy ⓘ arms sales to Iran ⓘ covert operations ⓘ funding of the Contras ⓘ |
| methodology | reconstruction of events by date ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | day-by-day account ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Central Intelligence Agency
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National Security Council of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Congress investigations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | chronological timeline of events ⓘ |
| title | The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | reference work ⓘ |
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Scott Armstrong
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The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras
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Scott Armstrong
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The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras
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