One major reason for us involvement in latin america in the 1980s was

During the 1980s, the United was deeply involved in Latin America because the growing problem of Communists insurgents in the region particularly in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.  The Cold War was still on and the U.S. feared that Communism would take root in these areas and might threaten if they continue unabated.

overview. prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933. prohibition led directly to the rise of organized crime. the twenty-first amendment, ratified in december 1933, repealed prohibition.

your mothers brothers brother in law would be your father.