Answer to Question #207153 in History for meesha

Question

How did U.S. foreign policy change in the aftermath of WWII, and what influenced these changes?

Answer 1

The United States foreign policy following the end of Second World War changed from isolationism to containment approach. The policy was influenced by the need to deter communism from extending beyond nations already under its control. The new policy applied to a society divided by the raging Cold War, an ideological struggle between the Soviet Union and the U.S in the aftermath of World War II.