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…from direct combat. This is when the United States formally entered the Vietnam War. The U.S. did this for two reasons. We wished to maintain the independence of South Vietnam and we had to prove to allied nations that we would help them resist Communist…

…which affected the western Allies war effort created much disenchantment between the two sides. The imperial and expansionist nature of both groups of actors led to conflict as the creation of both communist and non-communist blocs began with the independence…

…saw Communism spreading through the world. October 1949 China fell to communism, which was a big loss. With the domino effect, Communist North Korea invaded South in 1950. Although South Korea was defended from being taken over by Communism, the fear…

…. The American government felt if one single country became communist, it would eventually lead to its neighbouring countries becoming communist too. This theory, the invention of the US military theorists, was referred to as The Domino Effect. Nearby to Vietnam…

…Gorbachev He was born in the agricultural region of Stavropol, Gorbachev studied law at Moscow Univ. Returning to Stavropol, he moved gradually upward in the local Communist party. In 1970, he became Stavropol party leader and was elected…

…with accused victims forced to “name names” or face prison terms or even execution. The Hollywood Un-American Committee was created to find the communists that were hiding in California. They believed that they would send out their messages of communism through…

…. The society then looked for something or someone to blame (Fried, 39). They found someone to blame. Communists. Throughout the country there was a witch hunt known as the Red Scare. A basic idea was formed: Communism was evil. Anyone…

…History Revisited There are three strong similarities between the Salem witch-hunts that appear in The Crucible and the exposing of communists by the McCarthy terror. These three similarities are the accusation of innocent people, the power…

…the Republican Revolution was sparked by an army revolt. On October 10, 1912 the Qing dynasty collapsed. Sun Yat'sen became president of Republic of China only to resign six weeks later to General Yuan Shi k'ai. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) formed in 1921…

…). They found someone to blame. Communists. Throughout the country there was a witch hunt known as the Red Scare. A basic idea was formed: Communism was evil. Anyone who participated in such evil was considered illegitimate and were to be excluded from such things…