This can be seen in the Vietnam War. Although both wars were fought on the communist and capitalist sides, the main motivation of the people was the unification and formal recognition of their country as an independent state. During the interrogation of an FNL fighter captured in 1967, the prisoner explained that she "respected the front a lot" because they were "ready to accept all the sacrifices demanded of themselves and their loved ones to the country."4 She "saw the cadres as living incarnations of heroes"4 and that they stood up "to fight evil in order to protect the people."4 In the eyes of the National Liberation Front, capitalism and Communism did not represent a more favorable ideology, but rather names. of their supporters and their enemies. The Vietnamese fought for their people and against a country that was following in the footsteps of colonialism, not in the name of communism. This common struggle for self-determination can be seen in the Non-Alignment Movement, in which several Asian and African countries refused to join either power bloc and instead united to fight for self-determination. Following the signatures of African and Asian countries, many Latin American countries joined the movement in the 1970s. Several Latin American countries rose up after American coups ignored the self-determination of the Latin America and overthrew democratically elected political leaders. Latin American countries also became increasingly wary when international corporations, such as the United Fruit Company, began to resemble a colonial regime in exploiting Latin American resources. Anger over this exploitation sparked a debate about how economic capabilities related to global issues.