Latin America Case Study

12. Why did the United States government so often fail at attaining its declared goals of democracy and economic development in Latin America during the 20th century?

The United States government usually failed at attaining its goal of democracy and economic development in Latin America because they were too forceful in the way they went about themselves. The US would pressure Latin American countries to do things solely for their own benefit. The United States was afraid of the idea of their neighbor, Latin America, becoming a Communist continent, which could eventually spread throughout the rest of the world. There was so much pressure and force that Guatemala called for a Latin American solidarity against the United States, which made