A new president of Guatemala began nationalizing land owned by the United Fruit Company. In 1953, the United
States responded by
a. sending in two divisions of Marines to drive him from power.
b. using the CIA to replace him with a military leader.
c. complaining to the United Nations.
d. freezing Guatemalan assets until the company was compensated.
ANSWER: b
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