Episode 2: Wars explores revolutionary conflicts in the 1980s, starting with Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution, which faced civil war due to U.S. support for Contra rebels. In Panama, Manuel Noriega’s CIA ties and drug cartel collaboration led to U.S. military intervention following political turmoil. Chile saw the end of Augusto Pinochet’s regime, while Venezuela’s democracy struggled under President Carlos Andres Perez, setting the stage for Hugo Chavez’s emergence amidst regional upheaval.
