Can you remember the three major elements of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War? Use a superior show of force to bluff the
enemy into backing down. If one nation succumbs to Communism, it will set off a chain reaction in the region. The main U.S. goal was to prevent Communism from spreading.
General Eisenhower invited members of Congress and journalists to see the newly liberated camps so that they could bring the horrible truth about Nazi atrocities to the American public.