The us government was very involved in latin america during the cold war, often in an attempt to
a. establish agricultural trade, especially for tropical fruit such as bananas
b. rebuild the panama canal and increase shipping
c. promote english as the most common language in the region
d. stop the spread of communism in the region

The US government was very involved in Latin America during the Cold war, often in an attempt to stop the spread of communism in the region. The correct option in regards to the question given is option "d". The US government was very concerned about the spread of communism because the Russians were increasing their boundaries and spreading the theories of communism. The US government was against the policy of communism and were of the opinion that it would be very troublesome to maintain a good relation with the Latin American states if they adopted communism. The affect of the Russians would also increase among the people of the Latin american countries.