Question

Why did the U.S. intervene in Guatemala to overthrow the government led by Jacobo Arbenz?(1 point)
Responses

The United Fruit Company opposed land reforms that it portrayed as communism.
The United Fruit Company opposed land reforms that it portrayed as communism.

The Soviet Union began to deploy nuclear weapons in Guatemala.
The Soviet Union began to deploy nuclear weapons in Guatemala.

A dictator had taken control of Guatemala and was preventing democratic reforms.
A dictator had taken control of Guatemala and was preventing democratic reforms.

Guatemala was invading neighboring nations in Latin America.

Answer 1

The United Fruit Company opposed land reforms that it portrayed as communism.

The U.S. government, influenced by Cold War fears of communist influence and lobbying by United Fruit (which lost land and concessions under Arbenz's reforms), backed a 1954 CIA coup to remove him.