Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
The war giving Cuba independence from Spain was the "Spanish American War", since this was the war in which the US engaged with Spain in part because of their ill treatment towards the Cuban natives.
The two consequences of the United States involvement in the Guatemala coup were:
- The government of Guatemala became a military dictatorship.
- The civil war that followed resulted in the genocide of Mayan people.
The Involvement of the United States in the crisis in Guatemala led to devastating effects for the people of the country.
The involvement led to a coup that overthrew a democratic government. The results were military and authoritative governments.
The reason for the involvement of the US was to contain communism in the Latin American nations. It succeeded in this.
But the people of Guatemala paid a price for it.
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The answer is C. they wanted to get all of the scrap
