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…to rule over Vietnam again. France was miles away, so they didn't see the point of the French ruling them. Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Vietminh party who wanted independence. He was a communist and would have brought communist into Vietnam if he ruled…

…        The Vietnam war started after the disagreements between the French, who had ruled Indochina before World War 2, and the communist Vietminh, founded and led by Ho Chi Minh. The communist Vietminh were determined to fight the French rule…

…Security Act, creating, among other things, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). B. Senator Joseph McCarthy 1. Joseph McCarthy claims many in federal government are government are communists his speech ushers in four years of red-baiting later known…

…Hitler's rise to power was based upon long-term factors - resentment in the German people, the weakness of the Weimar system - which he exploited through propaganda (paid for by his rich, Communist-fearing backers), the terror of his storm troopers…

…Lon Nol. When he took power, he also became the president of the 'Khmer Republic'. Prince Sihanouk who had been taken out of power, gathered his followers and joined with a communist guerrilla organisation known as the Khmer Rouge. They attacked Lon Nol's…

…was just recently established. His involvement in the group led him to join the "American Communist Party" in 1934. He was only involved with the Communist Party for a short time; however, he was quickly recognized as a potential communist by the "House of Un…

…Since 1980, China's economy has continuously grown. With the government slowly allowing more freedom among businesses, China is beginning to break away from its communist roots and develop capitalist methods. The government is allowing small businesses…

…the beginning of a long, nearly disastrous, Cold War. <Tab/>After World War II was over, the Soviet Union wanted to ensure that it would be safe from further invasion. To do this, Stalin decided to establish Communist pro-Soviet governments throughout…

…quickly died, to be replaced by a rising politician, Mikhail Gorbachev. East-West tensions eased rapidly after the rise of Mikhail Gorbachev. After the deaths of three elderly Soviet leaders in a row since 1982, the Politburo elected Gorbachev Soviet Communist…

…The Ho Chi Minh Campaign of April 1975 marked the end of the Republic of Vietnam with the fall of Saigon on the 30th and the beginning of Communist rule. The United States could not believe that the war they had pumped billions of dollars and hundreds…