As I'm not privy to White House documents, I'll have to go with what the government STATED was the primary goal...Containment of communism. The idea was that A) The U.S. would not invade communists countries, but they would do whatever it took to prevent communism to spread into other countries and B) Would use counter-intelligence to undermine the government of countries under the Soviet.
It was a policy of containment to stop communism.
The goal of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was to fight the spread of communism, particularly the Soviet Union's style of government and economics. The U.S. saw communism as a threat to its capitalist and democratic system, and sought to contain its influence and prevent its expansion into other nations. This included various strategies such as military alliances, economic aid, and propaganda efforts.
During the Cold War the policy of the United States was one of containment of communism. China dominated Asia and it was a communist country. US policy was to try to contain the Chinese spread of communist doctrine in Southeast Asia. In Europe it was containment of Russian communist doctrine and to stop the Russians from attempting to enter Western Europe. It was felt if Russia would invade through Poland and enter central Germany in force. To some extent there is still a bit of that philosophy present in American foreign policy. It can be seen with the American reaction to the Russian take over of parts of the Ukraine. Today NATO is adding troops to Germany.
During the Cold War, the US put diplomatic, military, and economic pressure on the USSR. There was never any active combat associated with this "war."
Latin America was the strategic backyard of the US during the Cold War. The Cold War started after World War II and lasted until 1991.
Type your answer here... Massive retaliation
what idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?
containment
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the end of the cold war.
containment
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It was a policy of containment to stop communism.
Massive retaliation.
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communism
The Cold War (1945 - 1991)