One major reason for US involvement in Latin America in the 1980s was to

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Zayden Vaughan

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15 August, 18:14

One major reason for US involvement in Latin America in the 1980s was to

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Killian Waller · Answer 1

The 1980s was the time of the Cold War. The US was very much worried that communism would spread throughout the world during this time, and they wanted to prevent this. One of the ways they believed they could prevent is to support right-wing governments and coups in Latin America.