Question

8. Which statement best explains why the United States supported the harsh governments of El Salvador and Guatemala? The United States benefited from an economic relationship with both countries. U.S. policy supported democracies throughout Latin America. El Salvador and Guatemala were fighting communist rebels. El Salvador and Guatemala were allies against the Sandinistas.

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Answer: The statement that best explains why the United States supported the harsh governments of El Salvador and Guatemala is that El Salvador and Guatemala were fighting communist rebels. The US saw the spread of communism as a threat and began to invest heavily in El Salvador during their civil war.