Containment, this meant that the US knew it would not be able to turn a communist country to a democracy so they just tried to limit the number of countries in the USSR's sphere of influence.
*One of the biggest disadvantages is that third parties cant be elected, so you would only join one to get your opinion across or prove a point. *Another is that its very hard to raise enough money and *last not many people know about them they get little close to no advertisement
It can depend on the time period but the most likely is bayonet