What event led the U.S. to view Guatemala as a communist government?(1 point)

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President Jacobo Arbenz implemented a redistribution of landownership, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.
President Jacobo Arbenz implemented a redistribution of landownership, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.

President Jacobo Arbenz placed an embargo on Cuba, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.
President Jacobo Arbenz placed an embargo on Cuba, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.

President Jacobo Arbenz embezzled large sums of money from the Cuban government, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.
President Jacobo Arbenz embezzled large sums of money from the Cuban government, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.

President Jacobo Arbenz ended freedom of the press and used brutal tactics, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.

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President Jacobo Arbenz implemented a redistribution of landownership, which the U.S. viewed as an act of communism.

This action, particularly the expropriation of land from the United Fruit Company, alarmed the U.S. government and contributed to its perception of Arbenz's government as communist.