Banana industry basically had America destroying democracies in S America so we could access their resources. United Fruit.

Great book about it The Fish that Ate the Whale.

https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/12500...

An amazing story of the guy who took over the banana industry, starting by buying all the "ripes" that were previously considered trash: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/12500...

The book The Fish That Ate the Whale was a pretty good read about all that. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250033314/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1...