Which type of policies made U. S. leaders believe that Jacobo Árbenz, the democratically elected president of Guatemala, was a communist sympathizer?

Answer: Land reform policies

Explanation:

The land reform policies introduced by Jacobo Árbenz made U. S. leaders believe that the democratically elected president of Guatemala, was a communist sympathizer. The policies consisted in expropiating uncultivated land from landowners larger than 673 acres. The landowners were compensated with government bonds.

In this reform, Árbenz gave up 1,700 acres of his own land.