Question

What happened in Chile to fuel the tensions between the United States and Latin American nations?

A) an economic depression

B) colonial expansion

C) a civil war

D) a natural disaster

Answer 1

C. a civil war

Step-by-step explanation:

What happened in Chile that fuelled tensions between the United States and Latin America was a civil war. However, it would technically be better described as a coup d'état. This was the overthrow of the Chilean President Salvador Allende in 1973. The coup was followed by a period of great economic, social and political unrest. The United States supported the coup, and it followed this event with a policy of economic warfare, which damaged the relationship it had with Latin America.