America's foundation is capitalism where Communism's foundation is equality. ... Kennan an American diplomat in Moscow proposed a policy of containment. ... Truman's Marshall Plan called for substantial financial assistance to rebuild Western Europe to reduce the threat of communist revolution. ... This caused the fear of Communism in America to grow.  ... Around 1938, HUAC, Home Un-American Activities Committee, was established. ...

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With the rise of The Communist Revolution in 1917, the Soviet Union developed awkward relations with the United States. ... America began a widespread hate to all Communists. ... In agreement the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba, to help Cuba in case America wanted to attack, due to the conflicts between Cuba and America regarding trade issues of denying export of sugar to America. ... Castro's 26th July Movement, was established to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, and to create the Cuban Revolution. ... America de...

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The friendship between Russia and America began before the first settlement was founded in America. ... After the Russian revolution in 1917 a lot of people came to the US. ... Life is not easy for Russian-Americans. ... What the Americans obviously do not see is that the Russians are enriching the American culture day by day, because there are many respected Artists of every kind among the Russian-Americans. ... American media showed all Russians as communists. ...

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The war had shown that even America's vast military might could not stop the spread of Communism. ... This in turn led to the Iranian Revolution as students and then the public began to protest the Shah's regime (The Global Disruption of 1968). ... For the U.S, animosity towards Iran came from that hostage crisis, while for Iran, anti-American buildup came from the 1953 coup and reinstatement of the Shah's regime. ... In the case of the Soviet Union, the Iranian revolution became interlinked with the December, 1979 invasion of Afghanistan and 'Reagan's Jihad.' .....

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Latin America After world War II until the 1980's, many Latin American leaders installed reforms to deal with new demanding issues in their country. ... The concentration of aid to Europe was a immense concern to the countries of Latin America. Latin America countries wanted the U.S. to stress economic development in the post war era. ... The new Cuban government, under Fidel Castro confiscated private property, sent agents to initiate revolutions in several Latin American countries, and established diplomatic and economic ties with leading socialist powers, such as USSR In June Congres...

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The most popular view on the origins of the Cold War would be considered to lay in the policies of the World War II, others would say that the mistrust between the two started with the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and communists gaining power. ... Others supported the revisionist view and would claim that it was not an aggression but a self - defence policy and that the American involvement in the South America and therefore its Imperialism resulted in the Cold War. ... The Bolsheviks seize power in the "October" Revolution in 1917. ... Therefore, we could argue that the US primarily and the...

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He felt America was at great risk to succumbing to outside forces. ... It violated the good "American- values he was brought up with. ... "he found that this conspiratorial band had participated in the French Revolution of 1789, which infamous uprising, as we know, struck out with intense savagery against God and civilization and resulted in the murder of roughly a million human beings. Clearly, the upheavals and atrocities of 1789 served as a model for revolutions to come, especially the Bolshevik Revolution- (Thorton The New American). ... With the nationwide spread of the Birchers, W...

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In American eyes, only China looms as a likely future rival. ... The foreign policy objectives of a communist China however are not purely national in spirit, because Mao firmly believed in the ideological superiority of communism and claimed for China the role of leadership in the drive to world revolution. ... The USSR sheltered China under a "nuclear umbrella" from possible American aggression and was the only conceivable source of development aid as it offered the only model of communist development. ... Once USA became deeply involved in Vietnam, it became a matter of national pride to th...

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In 1917, Russia was going through a revolution which led to the removal of the last Tsar, Nicholas the second. ... The Western leaders despised the idea of communism to the point where they sent troops to help stop the Bolshevik revolution from occurring, but these efforts were to no avail as the Bolsheviks overthrew the government and established Communism . The West's attempt of stopping the revolution convinced Russia that the West was against their new regime. ... On December 7, 1941 Japan started an extensive scale assault on the American Naval base, which was situated at the pearl ...

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Abstract The American dream comes to mind to most of us when overlooking some of the greatest accomplishments that some of our most inspiring American icons have achieved. ... In United States history there has been numerous memorable icons that Americans admire. ... Reagan saw the Soviets at the heart of every international dispute, from revolution in Central America to international terrorism in the Middle East. ... He made America one of the strongest military powers when in office. ... Reagan had upheld all of his promises and more for the American people, and proved to the world that Am...

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Life in America after World War II was immersed in social and political turmoil. ... American cultural norms became distinguished, especially of male and female roles. ... She pled to the housewives across America, appealing to their confining social responsibilities. ... While all of the women's rights movements were occurring, America was in a social upheaval. ... By combining folk, bluegrass, and rock-and-roll with a mission, he was one of the first artists to start a musical revolution. ...

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Historically, Huntington describes the transition from "the Peace of Westphalia" (Huntington, 1993) to the French Revolution, quoting R. ... Palmer from 1793 along the way, when he said 'The wars of kings were over; the wars of peoples had begun', then quickly moved to how the Russian Revolution and World War I "yielded a conflict of ideologies" (Huntington, 1993). ... Huntington states the "most important conflicts of the future will occur along the cultural fault lines separating" (Huntington, 1993) what he identified as eight specific civilizations: ...

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Pro-communist guerilla movements spread across South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. ... One of the most famous examples would be Che Guevara fighting for communist revolution in Bolivia. ... Vietnam War has been simply right thing to do for many Americans. ... "No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. ... No one wants ever to see America so divided again. ...

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Taxes have always been a major part in American history. America has had taxation dating back to the colonial era. ... Reaganomics changed America. ... And we all know how well that turned out for America. ... There was a violent revolution in the former country of Czechoslovakia, where the rebels won and broke away from the USSR. ...

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The specifics of communism's demise varied among nations, but similarities in both the causes and the effects of these revolutions were quite similar. ... Preuss notes that when the constitutional state gained favor in North America, it was founded on the principle of the unitary state; it was not designed to address the lack of national identity which is found throughout Europe - and which is counter to the concept of the constitutional state (48). ... Seemingly, it sanctions revolution, and, "as proved to be the case in 1990, this is not a purely theoretical conclusion" (Pr...

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During the war Tito supported Yugoslavia's participation in the communist revolution. ... For example, the break affected American perception of the communist world. ... He united the people in his country and helped them carry out a revolution. ...

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McNeill, Herbert Feis, and Thomas Bailey blamed the start of the Cold War on the USSR's resolution to pursue a path of expanding the ideas of communism and a essentially wanting a socialist revolution come alive throughout Eastern Europe and eventually the world. ... The US Government used the scare of Soviet plans for world domination to put the American people on high alert. ... In the middle of the 1960's, inspired by the writings of many notable researchers and historians on the subject of American Foreign Policy, such as William Appleman Williams and his book The Tragedy of Amer...

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Through an armed revolt known as the Cuban Revolution, Castro wanted to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, who had ruled Cuba through a dictatorship. ... Not only did it cost the United States millions of dollars, but also innocent lives were lost, at the expense of America. ... In reality we have to look no further than the American government. ... American destroyers hovered near the Cuban coast, as crewmen painted over the vessels name, so the Cubans wouldn't recognize them. But the ships were too close to land and Cubans, with binoculars, could identify them as American Naval vessels. ...

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Truman was smart in sticking to his guns in the public eye because he needed Americans to know that his actions were justified. The American people would not of been able to trust a man who regretted or second-guessed his actions in a time of crisis. If Truman could live with the decisions he made, then America would undoubtedly support him in the future. ... Dating back to the end of the American Revolution, interest in China was growing and a large trading vessel was shipped in hope for a large flourishing trade with China. ... The rising tensions of the Cold War could have been yet anoth...

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Meanwhile, Chaplin's huge level of popularity and lifestyle began attracting suspicion in an increasingly paranoid United States of America. ... Background House Un-American Activities Committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was established in 1938 and focused its efforts on investigating alleged disloyalty perpetrated by ordinary people, public employees and any organization suspected of having links to groups that advocated on behalf of communism and facism.1 The HUAC's attention quickly turned to the arts and the potential it had to effect ordinary citizens&...

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Kennedy expressed the values of 20th century America and his presidency had an importance beyond its political achievements. ... In his inaugural address he emphasized America's revolutionary heritage, "The same beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe," Kennedy said. ... Kennedy put legislation through Congress which was a bill creating the Peace Corps, an agency that trained American volunteers to perform social and humanitarian service oversees and promote world peace. In 1959, a revolution led by Fidel Castro finally overthrew th...

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