Question

According to the passage, the fundamental change in U.S. foreign policy directed towards Latin America 
 

• A. resulted in a deterioration of U.S. Latin American relations.
• B. was responsible for Peron remaining as a dictator in Peru.
• C. recognized that economic aid alone would prevent social revolutions.
• D. provided for increased military and economic aid to prevent the spread of communism in Latin Americ(a)

Hint:

Foreign aid is often political - always ask what the aid is trying to prevent or promote.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

- Step 1: The passage discusses how the U.S. often supported military dictators to avoid communist threats.
- Step 2: Even aid packages (like Eisenhower's and Kennedy's) were partly driven by a desire to prevent "leftward drift" in politics.
- Step 3: Kennedy's Alliance for Progress was a major economic move, but also ideologically motivated to contain communism.
- Step 4: Hence, option (d) reflects the combined use of military and economic tools to maintain U.S. interests in the region.