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The Lasting Effects Of U.S. Intervention In Guatemala, Katherine A. Gaffey
The Lasting Effects Of U.S. Intervention In Guatemala, Katherine A. Gaffey
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Guatemala today faces a national femicide, exceedingly high rates of human trafficking and drug trafficking, as well an increase in migration to the U.S. This paper attempts to understand the current situation in Guatemala through a historical analysis of Guatemala’s tumultuous relationship with the U.S. Specifically, it looks at the role of the 1954 CIA backed coup and the United Fruit Company as key causal factors in fostering the Guatemalan Civil War and the implications of that war for ongoing crime and instability in Guatemala today.