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    Communism Dbq

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    peace and harmony. Communism was spreading across Eastern Europe via the Soviet Union‚ much to the disapproval of the United States and Great Britain‚ who were originally allies with the Soviets during WWII in the fight against Germany. This spread of communism caused for the USSR’s power to rapidly increase‚ while also bringing forth the same paranoia and anti-communist sentiments to American citizens that had been seen once before in the original Red Scare. The spread of communism through Eastern

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    The 1950’s and 1960s were plagued with racial tensions between colored Americans and white Americans. Colored Americans were denied equal access to education‚ jobs‚ and voting. After decades of oppression colored Americans had been through enough and were ready for change. The civil rights movement was supported by most colored Americans and many white Americans. The contemporaries of the 1950’s and 1960s interpreted the civil rights movement as an era of change that could no longer be prevented;

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    The 1960s was an era that changed America in so many ways. While many of the changes were in Civil Rights and in humanity in general‚ another change would come in the form of science and even the way we look at body armor and self protection in general. 1967 was the year in which a the world would have been introduced to Kevlar. Kevlar Not only influenced our military it also has changed the face of everyday American products. Discovered in 1965 an American chemist with the name of Stephanie Kwolek

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    Containment of Communism

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    War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union had some differences on their perspectives of the world. United States being the richest country in the world promoted democracy and capitalism in the world. The newly formed Soviet Union thought that communism was a better political system because it transformed their economy and status in the world from nothing but a declining empire to a super power once again. The Cold War was a long series of events in which the communist tried to spread their ideas

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    The United States underwent vastly different presidents but had a constant global presence during the 1970’s. The country was near the end of a stressful war in Vietnam and was pressured by a rise in communism and domestic problems. The presidents during this era were Nixon‚ Ford‚ and Carter. The power of the United States government was changing‚ but constant abroad and at home during the 1970’s. Richard Nixon abused and power of the government and lost the people’s trust with the government.

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    Rise Of Communism

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    World War II led to the rise of communism‚ using the policy of containment Truman‚ Eisenhower‚ and Kennedy based their foreign policy off of the previous president. While all the Cold War presidents contributed to stopping the spread of communism‚ they all did it in their own way. Both Truman and Eisenhower used the policy of containment and different types of military uses to stop communism. Even though Kennedy used some of the same strategies as the previous presidents‚ his main way of stopping

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    Fall of Communism

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    failure of Communism in Eastern Europe The Failure of Communism in Eastern Europe Communism in the Eastern Europe was a result of various factors. Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. At its most basic‚ the ideal of communism is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is distributed equally among the people. There is no private ownership and the state owns and controls all enterprises and property. The Soviet model of communism was based

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    fashion during the 1970’spromoted THE UGLY‚ THE CHEAP‚ THE ORDINARY. Fashion trends are commonly categorized in decades to describe the prominent designs during that particular time period. The 30’s were known as the beginning for admiration of Hollywood and the rise of glamour. (http://www.1930s-fashions.co.uk) The 60’s fashion was directed to the youth and consisted of colorful fabrics and bold designs that eradicated the formal way of dressing. (http://www.buzzle.com/articles/1960s-fashion

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    Communism In Cuba

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    ↦How successful were the USA’s attempts to contain Communism in Cuba‚ 1959-1961? Until 1959 Cuba was an American ally‚ ruled by Fulgencio Batista. Although he was a dictator‚ he was heavily backed up by Americans which was important as most of the businesses were owned by Americans. However‚ in January of 1959‚ Batista was overthrown by Castro‚ the leader of guerrilla‚ in a revolution. He was strongly socialist‚ and started reforms on Cuba by distributing land between peasants‚ called the Agrarian

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    The Dustbowl of America in the 1930’s The Dust Bowl of North America was a disaster in the early 1930’s when huge parts of the Midwestern and Western farmlands of America became wastelands. This happened due to a series of dry years‚ which agreed‚ with the extension of agriculture in unsuitable lands. Droughts and dust storms caused by poor labor practice troubled farms and ranches of the Great Plains; causing a great migration of its people to other‚ more fertile‚ lands. The problem had become

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