In the decades immediately following the close of World War II and extending into the 1980s, the most dominant theme faced by United States presidents in the foreign policy arena was

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The Cold War with its expansion of communism was the dominant theme in United States foreign policy from the late 1940s to the 1980s. This conflict was characterized by diplomatic, economic, and military tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, and the United States spent a significant amount of resources on deterring and containing the spread of communism around the world. The fear of nuclear war and the ongoing struggle for global supremacy shaped many aspects of U.S. foreign policy during this period.

In the Decades Immediately Following the Close of World War