Banana Wars

Target entity: Banana Wars
Context triple: [7th Marine Regiment, conflict, Banana Wars]

• A. Operation Just Cause
  Operation Just Cause was the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama aimed at deposing military leader Manuel Noriega and securing American strategic interests in the region.
• B. Operation Urgent Fury
  Operation Urgent Fury was the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing a Marxist government and protecting American citizens on the island.
• C. Bay of Pigs Invasion
  The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed 1961 CIA-backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba.
• D. Spanish–American War
  The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
• E. Ten Years' War
  The Ten Years' War was a major 19th-century Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule (1868–1878) that marked the beginning of Cuba’s long struggle for independence.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Banana Wars
Target entity description: The Banana Wars were a series of early 20th-century U.S. military interventions and occupations in Central America and the Caribbean, driven largely by strategic and economic interests.

• A. Operation Just Cause
  Operation Just Cause was the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama aimed at deposing military leader Manuel Noriega and securing American strategic interests in the region.
• B. Operation Urgent Fury
  Operation Urgent Fury was the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing a Marxist government and protecting American citizens on the island.
• C. Bay of Pigs Invasion
  The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed 1961 CIA-backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba.
• D. Spanish–American War
  The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
• E. Ten Years' War
  The Ten Years' War was a major 19th-century Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule (1868–1878) that marked the beginning of Cuba’s long struggle for independence.
• F. None of above. chosen