The CIA succeeded in overthrowing the governments of these two nations during the 1950s <em>Iran and Guatemala</em>. The CIA backed a coup in 1953 to overthrow the government of Iran. This secret activity was to establish a pro-United States government. The main natural resource is crude oil. The CIA also backed up a coup in Guatemala in 1952, to prevent the spread of Communism in Latin America.
The restoration of voting rights to white southerners undermined efforts to preserve and protect the voting rights of the freedman by giving the people against it the power to vote or petition against it.
