Anti communism was the centrepiece of us foreign policy from 1941 but by the 1970s it was less important‚ and indochina was also. By 1954 the us was paying 80% of the costs of the french war against the vite communsits. it saw communism as a global monolith‚ the vietnamese not as nationalists but as tools of the sino-soviet bloc. Vietnam was not important in itself but a place to ’draw the line’‚ after china had been lost‚ otherwise like dominoes all seasia would go communist‚ and japan would turn
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Will Rogers once stated‚ “Communism is like prohibition; it’s a good idea but it won’t work.” Since it’s inception in mid 1800’s‚ Communism has been an idea that has had its ups and downs. Based on the idea of eliminating class antagonism‚ Communism is a synthesis of two separate entities. In a class system there exist owners and workers. Owners control the majority of the wealth and means of production. These persons were referred to as the bourgeoisie where as the workers‚ who only earned
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differences. The Soviet Union was the birthplace of communism and a huge proponent of it. Communism and capitalism are directly opposites. This caused tension between the countries which eventually led to the culmination of the Cold War. It was an obvious fact that the Soviet Union wanted to expand the size of its empire. The United States’ efforts to oppose this expansion were known as containment. The United States was able to contain communism by aiding West Berlin‚ intervening in the Korean War
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Fascism was an totalitarian political movement that developed after 1919 as a reaction against the political and social changes brought about by World War 1 and the spread of socialism and communism. It flourished between 1919 and 1945 in several countries‚ mainly Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Fascism is a form of totalitarian dictatorship that had ideals such as extreme nationalism‚ economic self sufficiency and military strength. The dictators abolished all opposition against them and basically
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meaning of communism is defined as economic and social system in which all property and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens. There has never been a communist state but the old Soviet Union‚ China‚ Cuba and North Korea would probably say differently. The Americans feared Soviet control over Eastern Europe. However‚ the Soviets were strong in maintaining their presence on Eastern Europe as a way to preserve their dominance in spreading communism worldwide
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Communism vs. Democracy Communism is an original system of society‚ quite different from Democracy in many ways. While total democracy is not widely spread‚ many forms of it are successful throughout the world today. One of the first and major differences between a Communist and Democratic government is their contrary economic systems. In a communist government‚ the community owns the major resources and means of production. The goal of such a system is to prevent
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tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. Fearing that the Soviet Union intended to "export" communism to other nations‚ America centered its foreign policy on the "containment" of communism‚ both at home and abroad. Although formulation of the Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ and the Berlin Airlift suggested that the United States had a particular concern with the spread of communism in Europe‚ America’s policy of containment extended to Asia as well. Indeed‚ Asia proved to be the site
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definition of Communism on Dictionary.com online it states; “ a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common‚ actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state” and the definition of Confucianism states; “the system of ethics‚ education‚ and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples‚ stressing love for humanity‚ ancestor worship‚ reverence for parents‚ and harmony in thought and conduct.” Confucianism and Communism has been
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between 1950-1951. The 1950´s was a time of the Cold War when people feared communists‚ which inspired Fahrenheit 451 to be set in 2053 to predict what the future would look like. Bradbury created a visual for what society could turn out to be like if Communism took over and everyone was the same‚ controlled by government. The conflicts of fear‚ government control‚ and propaganda in Senator Joseph R. McCarthy´s speech ¨Enemies from Within¨ give rise to society and atmosphere created in Fahrenheit 451 because
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Fascism is defined as “A political ideology that asserts the superiority and inferiority of different groups of people and stresses a low degree of both freedom and equality in order to achieve a powerful state (O’Neil A-17).” The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns takes place in Afghanistan at a time in its history where fascism had an iron grip on the Afghan people and every aspect of their lives. The author‚ Khaled Hosseini‚ showcases the adverse effects of Afghanistan’s fascist governments. In the
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