The more developed world keeps Latin America in poverty for their own needs. If Latin America was not as poor as it is they probably would not sell their minerals, and other exports so cheep. The majority of the worlds sugar supply comes from Latin American countries, ever since this region of the world was first discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, the Lands and the people have been raped for everything

Galeano Eduardo, Open veins of Latin America New York: Monthly Review Press, 1997.

Minerals play an important role in Latin American politics. If a country does not give the States what they want for the price they want to pay, the leaders of that country will be overthrown or even assassinated, as was the case in 1964 with the fall of Cheddi Jagan's socialist government in Guyana. "The CIA played a decisive role in Jagan's defeat." The world powers will do just about anything to keep Latin America under their control and power.

It would devastate the worlds economy if Latin America was not as poor as it is. The industrialized world relies on the misfortunes of other countries, thus having a need to keep all Latin American countries poor. There

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