patrionism
Containment
It was called the CONTAINMENT POLICY.Please see this WikiAnswers Article which details how Containment worked.
the u.s. signed a treaty with south Korea to stop the spread of communism in the far east. if aisa falls to communism, the rest will fall to communism.
George Washington decided to defend New York because he realized that New york was a big part of the us beacause they imported tons of tea and goods
The Doctrine of Containment. Also called The Truman Doctrine.
Contain the spread of communism in every region of the world.
internationalism
During the Cold War years, the US decided early on to attempt to contain the spread of communism. Policy was to give aid to governments fighting communist takeovers. Also by diplomatic means this policy was executed. In the cases of Korea and Vietnam, actual force was used. This drastic step fell into the idea called the domino theory. The belief was that if one country fell to communism, then nearby nations would also "fall like dominoes" to the forces of communism. In South east Asia, the US headed an organization called SEATO to fight this.
Impeachment.
What was the name of the US Foreign policy that was designed to limit the influence of the Soviets & communism on the world?
During the Cold War, the United States sought to defend "freedom" by opposing communism and creating free markets. The United States generally succeeded in containing communism and probiding aid in the region, yes some American actions challenged the nation's values.
It was congress who decided.