The Great Depression of 1929 along with the "Dust Bowl" caused the .
citizens of the United States to search for a helping hand, which came in the .
form of communism. Vladimir Ilich Lenin is said to be the father of .
communism, because although he was not the first to think of it, he was the .
first to put it into action instead of words. Lenin split a military faction off .
of the Marxist Party in the Soviet Union. He continued to led the .
revolutions in Russia to bring the country to a communist government. The .
communist party in America was founded in 1919 (Communism) . The .
communist party in America experienced a large growth followed by a large .
decay, but the effects the party had still remain.
America experienced turmoil in the 1930's with the Great Depression. .
The economy was collapsing, and people assumed the cause of all this was .
capitalism. "On paper", true communism is a completely perfect .
government economically. Many White Americans, fearing capitalism to .
collapse at any moment, turned to communism. Black Americans also saw .
communism as a good idea because in a communist society, everyone is .
treated and thought of as equals.(Gleick 273) Many of the farmers .
experiencing the aftermath of the "Dust Bowl", were also driven to urban .
communities in search of new jobs, and some to a new form of government. .
Although starting numbers were small, the communist party soon grew to .
100,000 in the early 1930's.(Communism) Although a large number of .
people were turning to communism, a larger number were opposing it, and .
opposing people who support it.
The current president of the United States was Dwight Eisenhower. He .
strongly opposed communism, and strongly fought to put a stop to .
it.(Museum of Communism) Eisenhower put lots of money and effort into .
containing communism to Asia and Europe. Communism spread much .
more quickly in Europe than in America, but the American faction of .
communism was still rapidly growing.