1. Cold War
... to start an uprising over then president Jacob Arbenz. In 1954 a mercenary army, trained by the CIA launched an invasion from Honduras. American analysts had hoped that the invasion would spark a popular uprising against the Guatemalan government. When the citizens of Guatemala failed to revolt against their own government the CIA decided to take a more active role in the plot to ... ...
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