Cold War in Guatemala

In 1999, a United Nations report claimed that the US "aided and abetted" in a ______________________ in Guatemala.

• genocide

• civil war

• democratic election

Which American company pushed for the overthrow of a democratically elected leader in Guatemala?

• Dole

• United Fruit (now Chiquita)

• Coca Cola

The leader ousted by the US in 1954, Jacobo Arbenz, came to power

• violently

• through a democratic election

How do US actions in Guatemala relate to the Cold War?

• The US ousted Arbenz because we viewed him to be a communist.

• The US backed up the rebels because they were communist.

• The US tried to make democratic reforms in Guatemala.

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• to spread democracy

• to stop the spread of communism

• to provide humanitarian aid

• to free nations from imperialism

The policy of stopping the spread of communism is known as:

• democratization

• containment

• imperialism

• industrialization

Click all of the ways the United States tried to contain communism.

• fought wars (not directly against the Soviets)

• built up weapons

• formed alliances

• fought the Soviets directly