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Which of the following groups was responsible for the overthrow of the reformist government in Guatemala in 1954?
dissident Guatemalan forces supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro led the revolution that successfully expelled what Cuban ruler?
Fulgencio Batista
Which statement most accurately describes the outcome of the Cuban revolution?
The revolutionary government eventually announced its adoption of Marxist-Leninist dogma.
Liberation theology refers to
the combination of Catholic theology with socialist principles.
What was NOT typical of military governments established in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s?
support for labor groups and the working class
Which statement concerning U.S. relations with Latin America is most accurate?
In association with the cold war, the U.S. adopted a more interventionist policy to limit the spread of communism in Latin America.
What U.S. president introduced the "Good Neighbor Policy" that promised to deal more fairly with Latin American countries and to halt direct intervention?
Franklin Roosevelt
In which period did most Latin American women achieve the right to vote?
in the decades after World War II
What distinguishes those regions referred to as the "Third World" from other societies?