All of these statements about Latin America during the late nineteenth century are true EXCEPT
a. foreign investment increased significantly.
b. it was a time of greater prosperity in the region.
c. the upper classes throughout the region retained a tight control over political power.
d. all Latin Americans participated in the prosperity of the era.
e. the United States was becoming the chief foreign investor in the region.
d
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