What observations & inferences can be made of the following statements?
From 1976-1983, the military dictatorship in Argentina tortured & executed
30,000 citizens suspected of communism.
From 1979-1992, the United Nations estimates that more than 75,000 citizens
who supported communism were tortured & killed in El Salvador by the military
regime.
Between 1975 - 1985, it is estimated that more than 200,000 Guatemalans were
tortured & killed by the military regime because many Indigenous People (the Maya)
were thought to have sided with the left-wing communist group the Guerrilla
Army of the Poor.
a)
Military regimes were primarily responsible for the torture and execution of
communist supporters.
Ob) The United States may have supported these regimes to contain communism
from spreading.