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Tag Archives: communism
McCarthyism
The extreme opposition to communism shown by U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and his supporters in the 1940s and 1950s. It’s the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, esp. of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence. It’s also the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, esp. in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.
The examples include the speeches, investigations, and hearings of Senator McCarthy himself; the Hollywood blacklist, associated with hearings conducted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities; and the various anti-communist activities of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover. McCarthyism was a widespread social and cultural phenomenon that affected all levels of society and was the source of a great deal of debate and conflict in the U.S. (“Wikipedia”)
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Posted in 1945-1953, 1953-1960, June 21 assignment, Midterm Exam Review, Social History
Tagged anti-communist, communism, disloyalty, evidence, McCarthy, McCarthyism
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Collapse of Communism & Victory of Capitalism
This video is from YouTube, and its official name is “Collapse of the Soviet Union 1991.” It was posted in online in January 23, 2008 by kennedy27126 and under the category of “NHD Conflict and Compromise.” This video shows that how the Soviet Union brakes into small independent nations at end of the Cold war. Actually this war was between communism vs capitalism. The concept of communism was well established in the Soviet Union, and capitalist countries wanted to demolish the practicing of communism in the powerful nation such as Soviet Union. So the U.S.A and other capitalist countries tried to break the strength of a communist nation, and they were able to break the ties of Soviet nation.
January 23, 2008 — NHD Conflict and Compromise
Posted in 1989-2000, June 8 assignment, Political history
Tagged capitalism, communism, Soviet Union
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The Collapse of Soviet Empire 1991
This is a video about the fall of “Iron Curtain”, a term described by British Prime minister; Winston Churchill. In the early 1990s, the fall of Soviet Union Empire has startled people from all over the world. The collapse of Soviet Empire was an important historical event during the early 1990s to the United States, because it symbolized the end of the Cold War. During the Cold War, the United States tried and used many methods to help the countries in Europe to prevent the spread of communism . After the collapse of Soviet Empire, it was a big relief for the Americans.
Posted in 1989-2000, June 8 assignment, Political history
Tagged 1991, Cold War, collapse of Berlin Wall, communism
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Fall of Berlin Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnYXbJ_bcLc
The fall of the Berlin wall happened in 1989, it represented the beginning of the end of communism and the Soviet Union. It also signaled the end of the Cold War, which the US and USSR were both building an arsenal of nuclear weapons that could have destroyed the entire world.
Posted in 1989-2000, Uncategorized
Tagged berlin wall, Cold War, communism
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