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plan. The poorer, underdeveloped nations of Asia, Africa and Latin America were to be treated far differently, namely as battlegrounds for the two superpowers.

The third aspect, to "strengthen freedom-loving nations against the dangers of aggression" (Truman 4), was belied by actual American foreign policy. As long as a leader of any country took the U.S. side in the Cold War, the U.S. supported him, whether he was an elected leader or a dictator.

The fourth aspect--foreign aid--was also predicated on the s

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