Between 1940 and 1960, US historians discarded the theory of determinism to explain the "failure" of Latin America. They replaced it with a new theory. What does this new theory argue?
A) Latin America would only be able to join the developed world when its people became Protestant.
B) Latin America was doomed, and always will be, because of its people.
C) In order to advance to a developed state, the region needed to modernize by dismissing all backward mentalities and traditional social structures.
D) It was vital for the region to maintain its traditions and give all power to the landowning elites.
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