Which statement best explains why the United States supported the harsh governments of El Salvador and Guatemala?

Question

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• The United States benefited from an economic relationship with both countries.

• U.S. policy supported democracies throughout Latin America.

• El Salvador and Guatemala were fighting communist rebels.

• El Salvador and Guatemala were allies against the Sandinistas.

Answer 1

The statement that best explains why the United States supported the harsh governments of El Salvador and Guatemala is:

• El Salvador and Guatemala were fighting communist rebels.

During the Cold War, the U.S. supported authoritarian regimes in Latin America that were opposed to communism, regardless of their human rights records, as part of its broader strategy to contain the spread of communism.