The U.S. shifted from traditional colonial attitudes to engaging newly independent nations through foreign aid and covert operations to counter communism.

The U.S. maintained unwavering support for European colonial powers and did not adjust its views on the Third World.

American policy became wholly isolationist, showing little interest in the decolonization process taking place globally.

U.S. values evolved to favor direct colonization and political control over emerging nations in the Third World.