In 1965, U.S. troops were sent to the Dominican Republic to prevent a communist regime from overthrowing the U.S.-backed leadership of President Donald Reid Cabral. The intervention was part of a broader strategy during the Cold War to contain the spread of communism in Latin America. The deployment was controversial and sparked debates about U.S. interventionist policies in the region.
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