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A 3 page paper which examines why Central
America is so poor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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have no idea why it is so poor, much less how it became poor and why it continues to be impoverished. The following paper examines some of the reasons why
it is a region that suffers so much poverty. Central America Aside from being a place that offers beauty and exotic location, Central America also "has a history
troubled by colonization, military dictatorships, guerrilla conflicts, and interference from that colossus to the north, the United States. The great Mayan cities fell of their own accord, mysteriously, perhaps through
environmental mismanagement" (Habegger, Pearlman, 2003). Then, many centuries later, when the Spanish conquerors entered, "the indigenous people were ravaged by disease and overwhelmed by raw power. Later, the United States
used the region at its whim, either through abusive business dealings or overt political pressure" (Habegger, Pearlman, 2003). From this first brief look at the history of Central America
we can see that they were greatly abused and oppressed by all cultures who entered and took advantage of them. And, that oppression and use continues. For example, "The very
concept of a Banana Republic,...emerged from the United Fruit Companys actions in Guatemala in the early twentieth century. Around the same time the U.S. military continued a series of interventions
begun in 1850 that affected El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama well into the twentieth century" (Habegger, Pearlman, 2003). The United States further used, and still uses, Central America
for numerous purposes. "The CIAs role in Guatemalas military coup in 1954 has been clearly documented, and perhaps the most blatant symbol of U.S. meddling is the saga of Panamanian
strongman Manuel Noriega, who for years was on the U.S. payroll for drug interdiction but was ousted by the U.S. in a full scale military invasion in 1989 when he
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