Other parties that exist but, are not very familiar are the Whig Party, Libertarian Party, Socialist Worker Party, Communist Party of the United States of America, National Hamiltonian Party, National Prohibition Party, Peace and Freedom Party, and the Know-Nothing Party. ... The party of Jackson is today's Democratic Party. ... The Whig Party had disappeared, the Know-Nothing Party had faded, and the Democratic Party was divided over the issue of slavery. ... As we entered the 1990's Democrats consider the Republican Party to be a John Wayne/Rambo/tough-guy party that talks a har...

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One of these countries was Russia where some people disagreed with their government structure, so a group of people enrolled in the communist party creating the Soviet Union. ... To investigate their loyalty of America, HUAC asked two major question to Hollywood; "Are you now or have you been a member of communist party?" and "Who do know or suspect of being communist?... He also claimed that the U.S armies were full of communists. ... Ethel and Julius were Americans who were involved in the communist party, and this lead to an increase in the fear of communism in America, as we...

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With the destruction of capitalism on its way, such parties like Nazism, fascism, socialism, and communism merged into our society. ... During World War II there was animosity towards the communist party and anti-communist movements because the party was mostly associated with Russia and the Russian government, who, at the time, were the enemies.# Numerous white employers carried skeptical thoughts about hiring blacks because of their association with the communist party. This does not apply to all whites because the communist party did not consist of all blacks. It was among one of the only p...

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In a speech at Wheeling, on February 9th Senator McCarthy claimed to have in hand a list of 205 people in the State Department known to be members of the Communist party. ... Some lost their jobs after they admitted they had been members of the Communist party. McCarthy made it clear to witnesses that the only way of showing that they had abandoned their left-wing views was by naming other members of the Communist party. ... His researches discovered 30 000 books by "communists, pro-Communists, former communists and anti anti-Communists." ... They found someone to blame; Communists. ...

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In 1930 a Vietnamese; (Nguyen Ai Quoc, meaning "Nguyen the Patriot"), who is Ho Chi Minh, founded the Indochinese Communist Party (ironically, he had been converted to Communism while in France). From that point onward there was a substantial Communist component in the nationalist movement. ... Even though Ho Chi Minh was communist he had the attention of every party in Vietnam. ... Because of the Americans slapping the Vietnamese in the face and china aiding Vietnam more people grew to like the communist party. In short Ho Chi Minh followers were all of the every party the Vietnamese people v...

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He made numerous charges, usually with little evidence that certain public officials and other individuals were Communists or cooperated with Communists. McCarthyism was developed during the Cold War, a period of great hostility between the Communist and non-Communist nations. ... According to McCarthy there were over 200 communists in the state department. And about 57 people fell into the category of card carrying-communist, loyalists to the communist parties. An even bigger issue was communist spies. ...

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America feared the Communist movement and wanted to stop its infiltration into Pakistan by leveraging the locals and giving them everything and anything they need to resist Russia. The United States didn't put enough thought into their actions and used powerful words to define the anti-communist movement that would have severe blow back. ... Evidently, Mamdani states, "During the Reagan presidency, there was sustained coperation between the CIA and Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), and neither party had much interest in a negotiated settlement" (126). Which means that the...

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It is currently a communist state under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un. The political system is originally modeled after the communist Soviet Union. ... According to cia.com, the communist Vietnamese government is also usually described as authoritarian. Vietnam ruled by the Vietnamese Communist Party, the only legal political party in the country. Decisions and laws are made solely by the Party, with the general public having absolutely no power in the decision-making process. ...

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Though President Eisenhower lobbied for equal rights for women and ethnic groups from 1953 to 1961, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy gained power and influence in the government by conducting investigations against suspected communists in the federal government which reclaimed the Republican Party for the conservatives (56-71). ... In sum, the Republican Party did not publicize themselves enough as being supportive of civil rights, nor were they as aggressive as the Democratic Party which contributed to the party's racial stigma (354-9). ... This caused minorities to distrust the Republ...

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Any communist anywhere, at home or abroad, was, by definition, and enemy of the United States. ... Ho and his chief lieutenants were communists with long-standing connections to the Soviet Union. ... But expanding communist control of Eastern Europe and the triumph of the communists in China's civil was made France's war against Ho seem an anticommunist rather than a colonialist effort. ... The United States was not a party to the Geneva Agreements and began to foster the creation of a Vietnamese regime in South Vietnam's autocratic president Ngo Dinh Diem, who deposed Bao Dai i...

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What caused men like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to defy tradition and public perceptions against factions and build an opposition party? ... These issues as well as neutrality issues between France, England, and the United States were the catalyst for the forming of the Republican Party. ... The XYZ affair played right into the hands of the Federalist Party. ... Then a gem of a caveat was thrown into the Federalist hands when Monsieur Y boasted that "the Diplomatic skill of France and the means she possess in your country, are sufficient to enable her, with the French party in America,...

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Like other Grand Old Party members, Reagan came into office promising to limit the power of government and to strengthen American military power overseas. ... (Grimm, 2013) Through his speeches he repeated his anti-Communist policy that Soviets and Communism, as a whole, would fail. ... The Soviet Union no longer standing the type of threat it once did Reagan and his anti-communist attitude and mentality still did not let up. ... Reagan was not a fan of communism, he was an anti-communist. He did not accept it, an always had his eyes on communist. ...

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Following almost a century of alliance, Americans and Russians disagreement came to the front line when in 1917 the Communists seized power, and established the Soviet Union. ... In March 1951 he succeeded to the presidency, supported by the army and the left-wing political parties, including the Guatemalan Communist Party. ... Public view of Arbenz, was that he was a friend of communists. ...

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The Vietnam War became a proxy between the United States, the Soviet Union and communist China. ... Not only did the USA fail to stop South Vietnam going Communist, but the heavy bombing of Vietnam's neighbors, Laos and Cambodia in secret CIA wars, actually helped the Communist forces in those countries to win support. ... From there it became fairly easy to go from being a nationalist to being a communist. ... The Soviet-Afghan War that dragged on for a decade was between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan Mujahidin guerrillas and the communist Afghan government and Soviet forces. ... They say...

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To combat the threat of communism, Australia joined two anti-communist alliances. ... This was shown to be happening when at first China and the North Korea and then Vietnam became communist. ... Examples of this was the Korean War in 1950 during which the communist forces which occupied North Korea, which was run by communist Russia, crossed the border and invaded South Korea, which was run by the USA. Forces from Australia immediately moved into the country to help stop the communists. ... Since the end of the White Australia Policy, the only hiccups have been the One Nation party, led by Pa...

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Chaplain, who had been loosely watched by the FBI since the 1920s, came under increased scrutiny during this time due to the political nature of films such as The Great Dictator (1940).2 Chaplin was never officially accused of being a communist but the legal troubles and controversy he had endured during the 1940s as well as his connections with known Marxists meant that the ire of both the commission and the public had already been raised. ... One of the first big scenes in the film sees him at a dinner party, which is being filmed and broadcast on television without his knowledge. ... Ruper...

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I will also go over an example of each and get a grasp of what our government's two political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, say about these. ... The southern based republic of Vietnam was in desperate need of help against the Viet Cong, which was the Communist funded North Vietnamese. ... The United States felt it had to get involved to stop this Communist attack, if it were to happen that the Communists won, we thought that the "Domino theory" would go into affect. Basically what this theory said was, that if one southeastern country were to fall to the Communists the rest ...

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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. Those who were believed to a "Communistic" were denied entry to Am! ... Khrushchev declined the offer, but did firmly agree that in any case a nuclear war would be a disaster for both parties and that the reward would be unprofitable. ... Then to America's dismay Cuba began to trade with other Communist countries like China and the Soviet Union. ...

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Americans were so fearful of a communist foothold in Latin America that a statement with echoes of the Monroe Doctrine was made asserting that any spread of communism in the Americas was a direct threat to the sovereignty and independence of the American people, endangering peace. ... Given the situation of the Cold War it could be inferred that the communist opposition in Moscow would attribute the same logic to the situation. ... Because of the propaganda created by men like Joseph McCarthy in Washington, Americans fear that even their close friends and neighbors could be secret communist pa...

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The collapse of socialism in Europe and dissolution of Soviet Union removed the threat from communist states. ... The parties will consult together whenever, in opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened. Article 5: The parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all; and consequently they agree that if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self - defiance recognized by ...

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Three political parties were formed. The largest party, the Marsh party, were moderates and didn't want any extreme actions to be taken. The Girondins party was composed of the overthrown feudalists and wealthy land owners. ... They were a form of low level communists. The party that finally prevailed was the Marsh party and this is still apparent in France's moderate attitude toward government today.6 The American people did not have the same problems to face following their revolutionary war. ...

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So, he turned to the Soviet Union and Communist China for aid and both countries were more than happy to help his cause. Being aided by these countries was the catalyst for Ho Chi Minh's North Vietnam adopting a communist government. The corruption in the South also formed a pro- communist group there who were supporters of Ho Chi Minh: the Viet Cong. ... Many in the U.S. also believed in the Domino Theory: the idea that once one land became communist, the surrounding areas would follow suit. ... For fear that Ho Chi Minh's Communist party would win in the elections for Vietnamese le...

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If there is a person asked how to compare the communist days and the present, the answer might be: It is like comparing bananas and apples. ... After the students had paid their respects to those who were killed they began to realize that this was the perfect opportunity for them to protest against the governing Communist regime of the Soviet Union. ... It was the overwhelming support by the citizens of Czechoslovakia, which brought upon the collapse of the Communist regime. ... The establishment of a democratic political and social structure, the rule of law, the set-up of new political part...

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If there is a person asked how to compare the communist days and the present, the answer might be: It is like comparing bananas and apples. ... After the students had paid their respects to those who were killed they began to realize that this was the perfect opportunity for them to protest against the governing Communist regime of the Soviet Union. ... It was the overwhelming support by the citizens of Czechoslovakia, which brought upon the collapse of the Communist regime. ... The establishment of a democratic political and social structure, the rule of law, the set-up of new political part...

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In 1954 the French were defeated in the north at Dien Bien Phu by the Viet Minh, but in the south, Vietnamese leaders did not want to be part of the Pro-Communist system being set up by the north. ... The country was then divided along the 17th parallel of latitude, with the south being supported by the United States, and the northern communist lead by Ho Chi Minh was allied by Russia and China. ... This said before Ho joined the west wing of the French Socialist Party. ...

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