Question

What foreign policy did the United States pursue during the early Cold War?

Answer 1

The contention

After the rise of communism, the government of the United States also began to support authoritarian regimes that felt they were fighting against movements aligned with communism, including socialist and social democratic movements, including Latin America. Such assistance continued despite the belief expressed by many that this contradicts the political ideals advocated by the United States during the Cold War, while others argued that such plans were executed in the fear that communism will reach Latin America and may begin to consolidate The support was also aimed at ensuring an environment conducive to US corporate purposes abroad, such as the United Fruit Company or Standard Oil, especially when they came under the threat of democratic regimes. Support for authoritarian regimes has been justified under various ideological frameworks, such as the Truman doctrine, Kirkpatrick doctrine or the "war on drugs".

Answer 2

The correct answer is: "the policy of containment".

After WWII, during the early years of the Cold War, the US adopted the policy of containment as the main foreign policy approach. The aim was to stop the spread of communism worlwide, this is why the US sought to align with Western European countries for this purpouse. The Marshall Plan was implemented, as an initiative launched by the US in 1948 to help the recovery of Western European countries after WWII. $12 billion were sent to rebuild those countries and to boost their economies.