Year Event
1954 U.S. forces help overthrow leftist government in Guatemala.
1973 The United States backs a military coup to put the dictator Augusto Pinochet in power and overthrow the socialist president in Chile, Salvador Allende.
1979 U.S. president Ronald Reagan funds right-wing guerrillas against the socialist Sandinista government in Nicaragua.
Use the table to answer the question.
Which conclusion does the information in the table best support?
A. U.S. containment policy contributed to the rise of repressive regimes in Latin America.
B. U.S. economic interests led the nation to maintain close military alliances with Latin America.
C. U.S. efforts to stop terrorism provoked outbreaks of violence by Latin American insurgent groups.
D. U.S. territorial expansion caused several territorial disputes in Latin America.
20 / 20
1 answer