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I should probably point out that this thread idea comes from a misreading of the post-1900 "Hawaii with Gambling?" thread. In my defense, it's after 2330 hours here.
The purpose of this thread is to come up with ways for "Guatemala" to be as relevant to world history as possible. It could be the center of republican democracy in the Americas. It could be a small country whose internal power struggles spark a world war among foreign backers. It doesn't matter how large or small Guatemala is. There's really only two necessities: