Iran had began to national their oil supply and seemed ready to make a deal with the Soviet Union. Secretary of State Dulles sent in agents to start riots and arrange a coup that ousted the communist leader and installed the pro-American leader.
In Guatemala, a communist candidate won democratic elections. The communist leader began to reform the land program and take American owned land. The CIA trained rebels and sent them in to invade the country. The rebellion worked and a pro-American government was in place in Guatemala