Why Did the CIA Secretly Plot to Overthrow the Guatemalan

question 100

Multiple Choice

Why did the CIA secretly plot to overthrow the Guatemalan government under Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán in 1954?

• A) Arbenz began the systematic execution of his political opponents.
• B) Arbenz refused to allow the United States Navy to continue using port facilities in Guatemala.
• C) Arbenz, in a military coup, seized the Guatemalan government from its duly elected leaders.
• D) Arbenz expropriated land belonging to the United Fruit Company and thus was suspected of being a communist.

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Definitions:

Groupthink

The tendency among individuals in a group to prioritize agreement over critical thinking, leading to results in decision-making that are flawed or unwise.

Risky Shift

The phenomenon where a group collectively agrees on a course of action that is more extreme than they would have made individually.

Groupthink

In team environments, a pattern where the drive for cohesive thinking or obedience culminates in choices that are misguided or harmful.

Critical Evaluation

Involves systematically assessing the merits and faults of a theory, process, or piece of work, considering all relevant factors to form a logical judgment.