How did the cold war affect many latin american countries? a. the united states encouraged latin american governments to develop stronger ties with cuba. b. the united states intervened if the latin american governments showed signs of turning communist. c. the united states discouraged governments from adopting development projects to stop poverty. d. the united states tried to stop latin american countries from holding elections.

monopolies  came to the united states with the colonial administration. the large-scale public works needed to make the new world hospitable to old world immigrants required large companies to carry them out. these companies were granted exclusive contracts for these works by the colonial administrators. even after the american revolution, many of these colonial holdovers still functioned due to the contracts and land

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