Eric foner writes, "the either-or mentality of the cold war obscured the extent to which the united states itself fell short of the ideal of freedom." in this context, to what does "the either-or mentality" refer?

What does a most-favored-nation (mfn) status mean? a country pays the same tariffs as those paid by all mfn countries. a country has a special exemption from all tariffs in the united states. a country has special licensing agreements with u.s. corporations. a country is exempt from product standards that make it expensive for goods to be imported.