Militant dictators had control of Guatemala until the 1950s. One dictator was Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. He had enacted land reforms that were communist in nature, and the United States was strongly anti-communist. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) helped to overthrow him in 1954. But this coup was followed by decades of violence under the leadership of a military junta. The Guatemalans only began to have a democratic government in 1996, and there is still a strong military force there. Many blame the United States for their role in these events. Why do some blame the United States for violence in Guatemala? A
because the US did not intervene during Jacobo Arbenz Guzman’s violent rule

B
because the US actively supported Jacobo Arbenz Guzman

C
because the CIA’s coup allowed a military junta to take control

D
because it is believed the CIA supported the military junta