Question

The period of the early-to-mid-20th Century saw the United States support banana republics in Central America, countries which could be described politically as A) favoring hereditary royal rule. B) upholding basic democratic values. C) allowing local indigenous people to govern. D) controlled by corporate and military forces.

Answer 1

Answer: B

upholding basic democratic values.

Explanation:

In political science, the term banana republic describes a politically unstable country with an economy dependent upon the exportation of a limited-resource product, such as bananas or minerals.

The U.S occupied almost continuously from 1912 to 1933 the central America, after intermittent landings and naval bombardments in the prior decades. The U.S. had troops in Nicaragua to prevent its leaders from creating conflicts with U.S. interests in the country. The bluejackets and marines were there for about 15 years.The U.S. claimed it wanted Nicaragua to elect "good men", who ostensibly would not threaten to disrupt U.S. interests.