Imagine that you were the Central American correspondent of an American news magazine during the 1950s
How would you evaluate the economic and political conditions of Latin America, and how would you explain the United States's reaction to the Castro revolution in Cuba?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Americans controlled much of the Central American economy. This fact and exercise of American power in the region had generated much hostility toward U.S. involvement in Central America. The forces of nationalism and social reform were at work in the area. Many Americans feared the spread of communism there, leading to Eisenhower's decision to cut off exports and sever diplomatic relations with Cuba after Castro established a communist-oriented government on the island.
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