The fear of communism extends into the US‚ Over 80‚000 communists in the US after WWII‚ Some members of the government turned over documents to a pro-communist magazine. Loyalty review board for government employees created by Truman from 1947-1951 3.2 million were investigated‚ 212 were fired as a result‚ and 2900 quite to avoid being investigated. HUCA- House Committee of Un-American Activities: Developed a committee to search out disloyal Americans before WWII. In 1947 they began investigation
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The Cold War was a power struggle between communism and capitalism. It was fought mainly between The U.S. and The USSR not long after WWII. There was no actual fighting during this war‚ it was a war of political beliefs and in which violence was not employed‚ hence giving the name‚ The Cold war. The U.S. believed in capitalist economy‚ which was an economy in which property and businesses are owned by individuals. In contrast‚ The USSR believed in communism‚ which was a government in which ownership
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The Vietnam War is the commonly used name for the Second Indochina War‚ 1954–1973. Usually‚ it refers to the period when the United States and other members of the SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) joined the forces of the Republic of South Vietnam in contesting communist forces comprised of South Vietnamese guerrillas and regular-force units‚ generally known as Viet Cong (VC)‚ and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The U.S. had the largest foreign military presence and basically directed
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part of any war that has nothing to do with battle is the people’s support. If the citizens do not want to win the war‚ the country will not win the war. So‚ to gain followers of their cause‚ the government will use propaganda and other methods of psychological manipulation. Propaganda was especially used by all countries involved in World War Two. A great many different kinds of propaganda were used‚ but arguably the most effective was film. Not only did the use of film help the war effort‚ but
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between good and evil‚ a war over resources‚ countries call to justice; these are usually the words we hear when we consider when we think of September 1st‚ 1939 and what became known as the tragic Second Great War or World War 2. The war officially started when Germany‚ under the influence of Adolf Hitler‚ introduced rapid militarization and a grasp for important resources seized control of Poland. Just two days after the fateful attack‚ Britain and France declared war on the Third Reich. Now as
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Communist Russia War Communism and the New Economic Policy One-Party Dictatorship started in 1918 with Lenin’s infant Communist government were threatened with civil war. Tsarist officers had gathered troops in the south and others in anti-communist centers. Arose in Siberia and still others in the extreme north and along the Baltic coast. A political group called the (Whites) were in contrast to the communist. (Reds)‚ which combined all shades of opinion and the theory of moderate socialist to
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For a long time it was thought that there are only two approaches in economics‚ Communism‚ which was driven from economic theories of Karl Marx (Gans et al.‚ 2012)‚ and Capitalism‚ which mostly comes from theories of Adam smith (Gans et al.‚ 2012). This disagreement led to biggest and most effective phenomenon of 20th century called Cold War. During this war a silent and humble but courageous and effective movement started and developed in Basque‚ Spain. The idea was simple; workers‚ owners and managers
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2013 Jordan C. Feb 11‚ 2013 As World War 2 ended‚ it brought many important changes in Canada. There were more than 40‚000 Canadian lives lost. There are many changes in Canada politically‚ economically and socially. In the next world war‚ we could see how Canada began to form itself as an independent country. World War 2 began with Hitler’s invasion of Poland and two days later‚ Britain‚ France declared war on Germany. Canada then agreed to join in the war on September 1‚ 1939... Since Canada
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As the Civil war had drenched the American society with a feeling of sectionalism and dismay‚ the inevitable was yet to be answered as to what society was going to be like following the war. As the dust settled‚ many attempted to redirect society in a direction of empathy and immunity‚ whereas the others‚ mainly the recalcitrant southern states‚ continued to dig its dark roots within American society. This sense of sectionalism drove the American society even after the struggle ended in 1865. The
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causes that led to World War 2. One of these causes was the signed Nazi Soviet pact between German leader Adolf Hitler and Russian leader Joseph Stalin; this cause triggered the beginning of World War 2. The first reason that the Nazi Soviet pact was a cause of World War 2 was because the agreement Gave Hitler an opportunity to invade Poland because Hitler thought Stalin would be blinded because of the agreement. This caused the war because Neville Chamberlain said he would declare war on Germany if
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