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Which Latin American country saw a coup staged by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1954 after heavy lobbying by an American firm, the United Fruit Company?
Correct Incorrect Guatemala----The United Fruit Company, an American business, had gained land rights in Guatemala from authoritarian leaders for their fruit trade. A movement supporting democracy got rid of authoritarian rule (Ubico). Jacobo Arbenz was democratically elected in 1951, but a coup, orchestrated by the US government labeled Arbenz a communist, took him down. (Containment, Kennan's foreign policy, emphasized stopping the spread of communism). Arbenz was deposed and a military regime supported by the US took over. Consequently, Guatemala was embroiled in a civil war from 1960-1996, with the US supporting the regime.