Vietnam had been divided into two, in the midst of a communist administration in the North under Ho Chi Minh and an egalitarian government in the South under Ngo Dinh Diem. ... Despite their rivalry for leadership of the communist bloc of nations, the Soviet Union and China collaborated to support North Vietnam's effort to destroy South Vietnam. ... They finally had to pull out of South Vietnam after one million Vietnamese as well as nearly 60, 000 Americans lost lives and the administration incurred severe backlash at home (Good Muslim, Bad Muslim, chapter 3). ... These Panthers carrie...

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"1984", a book written by George Orwell, had increased anticommunist beliefs with a glimpse of what the future could be. ... McCarthyism was one of the worst chapters in American history, destroying many families all in the name of popularity and a power hunger. ... The Korean conflict ended at the 38th parallel dividing the north and the south. ... The Government did not want to fully support civil rights at the time as it was widely unpopular in the south and they were afraid of losing the southern vote. ...

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The New American reported in its December 13, 1993 issue Birch once wrote in a poem that he desired to "live slowly, to relax with my family before a glowing fireplace ... to enjoy a good book ... to reach the sunset of my life sound in body and mind, flanked by strong sons and grandsons."" ... In New England, headquarters of the John Birch Society, every state but Vermont and Maine had at least doubled its number of chapters. ... In the South, the John Birch Society saw more growth in towns and villages than big cities like Little Rock. ...

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