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Question 2 • US HISTORY B (15336)

After the United States helped overthrow President Guzman of Guatemala in the early 1950s,

Answer
A
Guzman was reinstated by popular vote.
B
communists took over anyway.
C
the new leader quickly became a military dictator.
D
the country enjoyed years of fair democratic rule.

Explanation

After the U.S.-backed coup in 1954, Guatemala’s elected president Jacobo Árbenz was removed from power. The new leader, Carlos Castillo Armas, ruled as a military dictator, so the country did not return to fair democratic rule. The correct choice is “the new leader quickly became a military dictator.”

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