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3 secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran.
6 former military officer who rose to power with the help of the US.
7 To reduce dependence on imported goods, many governments encouraged the development of local industries.
8 Term used to describe American efforts in Latin America that goal was to promote American interests through money loan.
9 US had right to Intervene in Latin America whenever it wants
10 a movement in Christian theology, developed mainly by Latin American Roman Catholics, that emphasizes liberation from social, political, and economic
11 was a pivotal moment in the Cold War In October 1962 President John F. Kennedy was informed of a U-2 spy-plane's discovery of Soviet nuclear-tipped missiles in Cuba.
12 is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008.
13 No more European colonization in the new world. The attempt was to colonize which was a threat to the US. US will stay out of European affairs.
15 aimed to establish economic cooperation between the US and Latin America; initiated by John F. Kennedy in 1961
17 in 1961 President John F. Kennedy approved of a plan by the CIA to overthrow Castro’s government. The plan was a complete FAIL
1 Guatemalan military officer and progressive politician who served as Defense Minister of Guatemala from 1944 to 1951, and as President of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954
2 a member of a guerrilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing Sandinista government 1979–90, and was supported by the US for much of that time. It was officially disbanded in 1990, after the Sandinistas' electoral defeat.
4 is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers
5 an American corporation that traded in tropical fruit, grown on Central and South American plantations, and sold in the United States and Europe.
14 Organization of American States; the US promoted economic and military alliances through loads and aid; Cuba isn't part of it
16 one of a Nicaraguan group that overthrew President Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, ending 46 years of dictatorship by the Somoza family. Governed Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990.
18 he group of industries dealing with agricultural produce and services required in farming
19 American volunteers work in developing nations for 2 years, promoting American goodwill
20 North American Free Trade Agreement; an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
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