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reforms to deal with new demanding issues in their country. These new reforms were
frequently viewed by the United States as alarming due to the recent rise of communism
in the world. Following almost a century of alliance, Americans and Russians
disagreement came to the front line when in 1917 the Communists seized power, and
established the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union would come to declared war on the
capitalist nations of the West. The two countries put all this aside in their mutual hatred
for one another, and fought against Germany during World War II. This alliance would
come to an end between 1944-45, when Joseph Stalin looking to extend Soviet control
used the Soviet army to control much of Eastern Europe. This cold war rivalry, would
soon emerge into a contest to obtain allies. The U.S. foreign policy following World War
II confronted primarily in assisting the countries in Europe. The concentration of aid to
Europe was a immense concern to the countries of Latin America. Latin America
countries wanted the U.S. to stress economic development in the post war era. The U.S.
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come in the form of new political views emerging to deal with the problems at hand. On June 18,1954 a force of 150 invaded Guatemala from Honduras, the key to
the invasion was not the exile force, but the regular Guatemalan army. ,
during the Eisenhower administration, began working in Honduras and El Salvador,
helping to organize a counterrevolutionary army of exiles led by Colonel Carlos Castillo
Armas. te postwar economic development in Latin America but
was unwilling to make a specific commitment for assistance. Castillo Armas, would succeed Arbenz as
president, reversed most of the reforms of the previous decade and offered generous
concessions to foreign investors. Arbenz made land reform the central project of his
presidency, this led to a conflict with the largest landowner in the country, the United
Fruit Company.
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