Guatemala and Its Relationship With The United States.
The Central American country of Guatemala has benefited from its relationship with the United States through contributions to developing its farming communities and transportation facilitates, depended on the U.S. as a market for its exports, and encouraged U.S. investments and aid. It has also suffered from CIA involvement in a 1954 Guatemalan coup that preceded decades of military rule and human rights atrocities. This paper traces the relationship of the U.S. and Guatemala, specifically, the economic contributions of the United Fruit Company and how its land interests in Guatemala helped trigger U.S. involvement in the overthrow of the government. 5 pgs. 9 f/c. 5b.
