All of the following is true about Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution in Cuba, EXCEPT
a. It toppled the corrupt and dictatorial Fulgencio Batista.
b. Embarrassed by Batista, many American observers had hoped for a pro-American attitude in Castro.
c. Castro's social and economic reforms began to endanger American investments and interests.
d. Castro's revolution had depended on Soviet arms supplies.
ANSWER: d
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