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The USA had had the opportunity to maintain its world power status long into the 21st century if she treated the old USSR humanely. If's in history are not very useful, Roosevelt did die and the new incumbents to the USA Presidency, including the two Dulles brothers head of the CIA and the Department of State instituted a policy in the USA that had very far reaching consequences. The countries bordering the USA to its south, namely in what is termed Central America and including Mexico were treated particularly harshly if they moved policy outside the accepted political and economic parameters acceptable to the USA. [Extracted from the article]