Question

What started the civil war in Guatemala?

the election of a liberal government

the attack on the military regime

the battle for independence from Spain

landlessness among ordinary people

Answer 1

The greed of United fruit Company, the fear of communism, and the racism toward the Mayan people

Answer 2

Option: Landlessness among ordinary people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rebel began in Guatemala after Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas became the country president. He succeeded in becoming president after overthrowing president Jacobo Arbenz with the aid of the United States who fund the coup. As a president, Armas took poor Guatemalans of their land and rights to vote. In the 1960s, Guatemalans had reached their limit and rose up as fighters against the government which continued for decades.