How the United States Spent Decades in the Banana Wars

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Descripción de How the United States Spent Decades in the Banana Wars

This week, we explore, “How the United States spent decades in the Banana Wars.” You’re in the supermarket, deciding whether or not to buy that Dole or Chiquita Banana. But have you ever stopped to think about the decades of military enforcement that went into bringing that banana to your local supermarket? You will now…
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https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/bay-of-pigs-invasion
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-significance-of-the-united-fruit-company.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/books/review/Kurtz-Phelan-t.html
https://www.theendofhistory.net/important_stories_christians_need_to_know/why-is-latin-america-so-dysfunctional-part-three-united-fruit-company/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25676234?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents