How and why did the United States fight the Cold War in Guatemala? 

Two Textbook Accounts    

What happened in Guatemala?

Answer the questions below. Write (A) if the answer appears in textbook A; write (B) if the answer appears in textbook B; and write (A + B) if the answer appears in both textbooks.
1. Who was the leader of Guatemala in 1954? Which textbook contains this answer? 
2. Why did the United States oppose this leader? Which textbook contains this answer? 
3. What did the U.S. do to overthrow this leader? Which textbook contains this answer? 
4. What was the result of the U.S.’s actions? Which textbook contains this answer?

DECLASSIFIED CIA MEMO
"Guatemalan Communist Personnel to be disposed of during Military Operations of Calligeris"; origin deleted; undated.
This document is an assassination list compiled by the CIA and Carlos Castillo Armas (code-named "Calligeris"), who overthrew Arbenz Guzman.
The names of the agency's intended victims were divided into two categories: persons to be disposed of through "Executive action" (i.e., killed) and those to be imprisoned or exiled (sent away) during the operation.

Before declassifying and releasing this document to the public, the CIA deleted every name.

Guiding Questions

• What type of document is this?
  
• What does it say about the U.S. involvement in Guatemala?
  
• What else was happening in 1954 that would have influenced the United
  States’s decision to use covert methods in Guatemala?