The U.S. policy of Containment meant that it would try to stop Communism from spreading further. For this reason they intervened in Latin American states with Communist elements.
This meant that the U.S. needed to act in all ways possible to limit and isolate communism so that it wouldn't spread to other surrounding nations.
For this reason whenever there was a communist rebellion or government in Latin America, the U.S. would intervene to limit its spread.
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