At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put during World War I in order for the armed forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... All that everyone needed was for someone to take advantage of the anti-radical legislation, and that is what Attorney General A. ... These Russian immigrants identified with the Bolshevik revolution in Mother Russia because of their similar lives of poverty and squalor. ... Nationalist Americans called for the stop of the Bolshevik Revolution that was taking place in America. ... Even though after the Red Scare,...

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• Grade Level: High School

Red Scare was the label given to the actions of legislation, the race riots, and the hatred and persecution of "subversives" and conscientious objectors during that period of time. ... At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put in place during World War I for the armed Forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... All that was left was for someone to take advantage of the anti-radical legislation, and the bomb would soon explode. ... Accordingly, these people became targets for attack by American nationalists and the American government. ... Ther...

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Having lived in China during the 1920's and witnessed the realities of struggle against Communism, Andre Malraux wrote Man's Fate, an example of how strong Communist strings can be. ... As a young man, he traveled to many places, one of them during his mid-twenties, which was when he witnessed the revolution in China. ... Malraux's vivid descriptions of happenings during this civil war could only come from firsthand knowledge. ... China's history is filled with revolution. ... About revolution, Mao Tse-Tung explains, "Moreover, the final objective of the revolution is t...

• Word Count: 1939
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During World War I, men were conscripted to fight for their country in the trenches. ... New methods of transportation included the automobile, (mostly imported from Britain and America), the electrification of trains spread through Sydney and Melbourne, as well as buses and trams. ... Influenced by the wild American Jazz Age, many dance halls were made. ... The Russian revolution occurred in two steps in 1917, when the Czar had partially lost his power to the Parliament in February, and Bolsheviks overthrew both in October. ... The upswing of the economy brought many advantages to Australians...

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The bourgeoisie developed from the old feudal society with the increase of commerce, navigation, and industry that the discovery of America, and the industrial revolution caused. Marx continues by saying "The bourgeoisie, during its rule of scarce one hundred years, has created more massive and more colossal productive forces then all preceding generations together" (Marx 40). ... This revolution will bring about a new classless society. ... One of the consequences of this revolution will be the abolition of private property. ... I don't agree with it and I have the advantage of livin...

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• Grade Level: High School

A few days ago during a meeting with the Romanian Diaspora on the Black Sea coast, the Romanian prime-minister Nastase even referred to the Status-Act" as a model to be used in drafting a corresponding Romanian regulation. ... They even dropped below 156 million during the first six month of 2003, which is even less that the fig-ures registered during the same period of the previous year. ... And it is precisely on this old, apparently never healing wound that US Ambassador Michael Guest and the chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Obie Moore have placed their finger ...

• Word Count: 6376
• Approx Pages: 26
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During this year the Viet Minh swept along the frontier road with China, capturing fort after fort over a distance of 100 miles within 6 weeks. ... The Cao Dai sect, having been bribed to stand aside during the campaign, was now isolated and its 30,000 strong army was integrated with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, it was realized during the early 1990's that the transition to market economies and democracies was laborious thus causing declines in production and inflation in the region. ... During the same period, China underwent several transformations, which included opening up the economy to the west and increasing foreign investment. ... The side effects of western influences in the market caused society to seek changes in the political system leading to the cultural- revolution. ... Countries in Africa and Latin America chose to end many of their planned socialism projects and focus...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ethnic and nationalist questions plagued the Soviet Union and continue to stress the Russia Federation during its nascent period. ... For example, Tatarstan and Sakha-Yakutia both have a wealth of natural resources, giving them a potential advantage in economic development and a desire to establish control over these resources. ...

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