The letter is a warning that there " is a possibility of a civil war developing between the communist and nationalist factions in Korea (Lee 2001:6). ... "Worse still, in Hodge's eyes was the presence of Communists in some of the KPR's key positions" (Cumings 1983:107). ... It also was a period of political organization; Korean leftists emerged from the underground and began to rebuild their communist parties. ... "While internecine squabbling and conflict both with southern rightists and the American military government preoccupied communists in the South and the politics of the ...

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The French were losing and were not able to control the communist North Vietnamese from invading South Vietnam. The United States originally tried to help the French by giving them financial aid to fight off the communist attackers. ... This is who America decided was a threat that they wanted to stop before all of Indochina became communist. ... With the help of the United States, there would hope in stopping the communist North Vietnamese from taking over. ... But Diem had sound credentials as a nationalist and impeccable ones as an anti-Communist...

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McCarthy accused high government officials and high standing military officers of being communist. ... The government put in place legislation, not only against the Wobblies, but also against Socialists and Communists, due to the fact that the government did not distinguish one of its enemies from another. ... He did not only reserve his weapon for the Wobblies; the American Communists and many other radical groups were not to be left out. When the Palmer Raids began, which will be discussed in more detail later, there were two main targets: the Communist Party, and the Communist Labor Party. ...

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The People's Republic of China has been a communist state since 1949, when Mao Zedong declared, after a bloody civil war, that all of China was to be combined under one banner, and that banner was Communism. ... Be it from the fact that China is still considered a Communist country or that almost every country in one way or another is currently in China's debt financially, some people do not put much faith into China. ... Accordingly, the Communist country should not have military action taken against it only due to mistrust by other nations. ... China made a similar claim to territo...

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West Germany was democratic and East Germany was communist. ... Thus in 1991, the -2- Communist Soviet Union was done. ... North Korea was backed by the communist countries, The Soviet Union and China. ... Since the parallel became a boundary, the country was divided with the Communist North and the non-communist South. ... For the U.S., the Korean War increased fear of Communist aggression and prompted a hunt for spies on whom to blame Communist gain. ...

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The communist ideology and the western reaction to it had not changed by the end of the World War II. ... The communistic ideology appeared desirable to outside inhabitants. ... Conflict and mistrust between the West and the Soviet Union is possible to trace as far back as 1917 when the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia led to the creation of the world's first communist state. ... Some members of the exile government in London to be integrated into the communist Lublin government Stalin promised to hold free elections at the end of hostilities The main issue surrounding this provisiona...

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Officially known as a United Nations police action, this battle between the communist North Koreans, supported by the Sino-Soviet Bloc, and the capitalist South Koreans, backed by the US and its allies, revealed the extent to which the Cold War would affect US foreign policy, as well as, domestic issues. ... Few people were willing to challenge or defy societal norms, weary of being branded "un-American", and therefore, a communist. ... "McCarthyism", as it was called, forced many government officials and Hollywood celebrities to go before McCarthy and the rest of the committee, in order to ...

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S. anti-communist fervor as a backdrop, seemingly shared by both Republicans and Democrats framing an increasing distrust between the Russians and the Chinese, Kissinger saw an emerging third Superpower in a competitive communist China as an American advantage which needed to be exploited. ... Moreover, the opening of relations with the Chinese would put the United States in a uniquely advantageous position to play two antagonistic and disparate communist nations, one against the other. ... Balancing military power along with a willingness to use that power, challenging communist aggression wh...

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Truman was not diabolically opposed to the U.S.S.R. being communist, but at the same time he wanted to make sure that communism did not threaten the United States and its borders. ... This was a huge problem for the anti-communist government of the United States. Both Greece and Turkey had rapidly deteriorating economies, and perhaps more problematic was the rise of Communist led parties in each country. ... Russia as communist-evil and the United States as anti-communist-good are childish. ... Not long after the Berlin Crisis and the possible war that could have developed out of it came a...

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Ironically, it was not the godless, evil communists that had used a nuclear weapon, rather the Democratic peace- loving nation that bombed the two civilian cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki using atomic bombs. ... One aim was to build up strong anti- Communist countries and it helped American industry by creating markets for American goods. ... The Russians and their Communist ideals were ruffling the Americans and their capitalistic feathers. The Americans assumed that as soon as one country became Communist, the neighboring countries would soon fall prey to Communism like dominoes. ... Thi...

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The celebration of Chinese New Year has served various roles in America it helped to preserve Chinese heritage, it introduced Americans to their culture all while being morphed by new ideas and gave women the opportunity to be the ambassadors to their culture. The Chinese New Year is the result of ingenuity and an effort create a comprehensive calendar that appealed to everyone. Chinese New Year dates back to the Han dynasty in china (Pleck, 2000).It is a family tradition and a way to honor their ancestors and to ask the heavens for good fortune. Turmoil and economic instability drove my Chine...

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The United States has always prided itself as the "Great Bastion of Democracy". However, the history of the US in Latin America is much more ambiguous than the vision of a great nation freeing Latin Americans from dictatorship and sowing the seeds of liberty and democracy; instead, the US has all too often acted in its own interests and has allied itself with some very unsavory characters to promote such interests. The 1800s Even in 1820, when America was a fledgling nation still insignificant in the eyes of world-class powers such as Britain and France, it still dreamed of an overseas e...

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After a century of friendship, Americans and Russians quarreled over Asian questions in the 1890s, and became enemies in 1917 when the Communists seized power, established the Soviet Union, and declared ideological war on the capitalist nations of the West. ...

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Latin America was soon influenced by communist philosophy, which claimed communism was the only way and of course, it had its archenemy, capitalism. ... Again, the reason why there is such a clear-cut "hero" and "villain" is mostly from the influence of communist philosophy. ...

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From 1965 until 1973, the United States of America was at war with the communist nation of North Vietnam. ... The final terms are known as the Geneva Accords.5 In fear of another communist leader, President John F. ... After the election proved to be unsuccessful, the South Vietnamese communists developed the National Liberation Front, commonly known as the Viet Cong. ...

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Truman This quote from Harry Truman gave life to the beginning of the Cold War, which from 1945-1991 pitted the U.S. against the Soviet Communist nations. ... Fighting on the other side was a coalition of forces including the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the National Liberation Front, a communist-led South Vietnamese guerrilla movement. ... Afghanistan The afghan war, which was from 1978-92, was a conflict between anti-Communist Muslim guerrillas and the Afghan government and Soviet Union. ... On November 9, 1989 East Germany's Communist party leader Gunter Schab...

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Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a political movement; however there were some social and economic factors. ...

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There seems to be a lot of Kropotkin's anarchist communist views in Mutual Aid, but this was either too hidden to see at the time or just did not bother the Americans who were usually very anti communist. ...

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World War I, a war fought to "destroy the axis of evil" and to resolve conflicts between belligerent countries, brought nothing but turmoil and numerous dilemmas to the warring nations; politically and economically. Immediately after the war, many people thought the war had made a safe environment for democracy in all countries. Peace was thought to have been restored among the world. People's views of the world were tainted and many nations began to struggle. In the years following the end of World War I, Americans found themselves in an era, known as the "Roaring Twenties," where the...

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Francois Babeuf, the first modern communist, created a Society of Equals dedicated to the abolition of private property and the destruction of all those who held property. ... The desire for absolute equality resulted in everyone being addressed as citizen, much as the modern-day Communist is referred to as comrade." ...

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The early 1980s was the final period of conflict between the United States and the USSR, which was mainly a result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 to brace a Communist regime. ... That same year many communist nations in Eastern Europe began to fall and the Berlin wall that divided East and West Germany was torn down. ...

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Castro and the Cuban government had become the first Communist country in the Western Hemisphere by December 1960 (Finkelstein 26). ... The premier of Russia and the head of the Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev, felt that the United States was a threat to the Soviet Union and decided to place missiles in Cuba in retaliation for the missiles in Turkey (Finkelstein 13, 23). ...

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Admittedly, they have proven their continued success to the communist government back in Vietnam and become the model minority group in American society. ... Most refugees did not realize their eventual destination would be the United States because their only intention was to escape the political oppression and reforms instituted by the authoritarian communist government of North Vietnam. ...

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Thesis: The prior terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon, have many Americans searching to understand the source of such intense hatred. Extremist-suicide bombers committed a heinous act "unparallel, in recent history. Immediately, America must gain insight as to how terrorist groups can be minimized and at best nullified. In fact, if this is accomplished; national security will be restored and the free "democratic society will succeed, living each day in absence of fearing terrorism. As Defense establishments are concerned; the U.S. has proved to be the gr...

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Executive Summary Mission Statement Pandofandlejoie Breweries Inc. produces products of high quality and impeccable taste that nurtures a sense of community by bringing people together. Vision Statement Pandofandlejoie Breweries Inc. will produce only the highest quality ales and lagers that will help redefine the International beer culture, and reeducate the consumer about what beer is supposed be. Operate a profitable business whose annual growth is fueled by exceptional employees who are given opportunities for development, challenging work, candid communication, autonomy, and support. ...

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