How Did The United States Improve The Economy After Ww2

Before World War II, the United States had been strongly isolationist. However, this inaction soon gave way with their joining of World War II. As the development of new technology and economic prosperity during and post war boosted its military and economic might, the United States was able to become one of the world’s superpower countries. With the end of World War II, the United States entered a new era of an interventionist foreign policy. In comparison to before and most of World War II, the United States would be playing an active role on the world stage, pushing for global peace as it had been since the end of World War but this time with military action instead of idealistic peace, and pursuing means to a prosperous economy (with particular

In recent history before the war, the United States followed a non-interventionist policy called the Good Neighbor policy and although they had tried to gain market controls in Latin America, it was more through economic means than military. During the war, there was less focus on Latin America because it was not involved in either the European or Pacific Theatre. After the war, they became heavily active involved in Latin America affairs and decided that force was more effective for establishing economic monopolies. They attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in fear of him setting precedent for naturalization which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis and deep seeded resentment in Latin America against the United States. They also overthrew the elected head of government in Guatemala in order to protect the financial interests of the United Fruit Company although the official claim was for “containment”. As such, World War II marked the turning point for the American foreign policy towards Latin America with unprecedented belligerent behavior now dedicated to its longstanding, pre war goal of economic