How did the Cold War affect many Latin American countries?

Question

A. The United States encouraged Latin American governments to develop stronger ties with Cuba.
B. The United States tried to stop Latin American countries from holding elections.
C. The United States discouraged governments from adopting development projects to stop poverty.
D. The United States intervened if governments showed signs of becoming communist states.

Answer 1

"The CIA tried to destabilize the Allende government, by providing up to US$8 million in funding to opposition groups in order to "create pressures, exploit weaknesses, magnify obstacles" and hasten Allende's downfall."

"Documents declassified during the Clinton administration show that the United States government and the CIA had sought the overthrow of Allende in 1970, immediately after he took office."

"The CIA concluded in a report issued in 2000 that: "

"The major CIA effort against Allende came earlier in 1970 in the failed attempt to block his election and accession to the Presidency. Nonetheless, the US Administration's long-standing hostility to Allende and its past encouragement of a military coup against him were well known among Chilean coup plotters who eventually took activities of their own to oust him."

"1973 Chilean coup d'état" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_coup_of_1973

"Although many Americans did not like Trujillo's strong arm tactics, after World War II many Cold-War politicians in the US supported Trujillo as a leading Latin American anti-communist. US Secretary of State Cordell Hull summed up this attitude when he said of Trujillo, " He may be a son-of-a-b*tch, but he is our son-of-a-b*tch." "

"The Dominican Dictator: Rafael Trujillo" : http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/classes/social_science/latin_america/dominican_Republic.html

Answer 2

i would go with d, just look up the cuban missle crisis....oh and a little thing called Vietnam, and the "domino theory"

Answer 3

D.