... his family and his country- (4). He felt America was at great risk to succumbing to outside forces. He strongly believed that a Communist Conspiracy would take over this great land and enslave the American populous into slavery of socialism. "Our immediate and most and most urgent anxiety of ... course, is the threat of the Communist Conspiracy. And well it should be, for both internationally, and within the United States, the Communists are much further advanced and more deeply entrenched ... patriotism in that two day conference in Indianapolis, Welch and the John Birch Society set fo...

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... had approached the ruthlessness and increasing lack of scruple of Senator Joseph McCarthy's crusade against Communism in the early 1950's. Joseph Raymond McCarthy, U.S senator, in a highly publicised pursuit of a Communist "conspiracy" became considered a figure of notoriety. This witch-hunt and anti-Communist hysteria became known as McCarthyism. The term "McCarthyism" became a synonym for reckless smear tactics intended to destroy the victim ... about the future; McCarthy gave this apprehension the name of "communism". He used the fear of internal subversion by an external enemy, and ...

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... the president and the Director of the FBI would have been more than enough to fabricate an investigation into Kennedy's assassination. While there is no definitive proof that the FBI conspired to kill Kennedy, it would have been real easy for them to get away with it if they did commit the crime. This, coupled with Hoover's and Johnson's well-known ... ...

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... . By the end of World War II, most had withdrawn, though some were still communist party members. The cold war had affected the United States because the fear of communist conspiracy took over the nation and many citizens didn't want to go back to war. During the terms of both Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, concern over the growing appeal of ... communism around the world led to civil rights violations at home. The fear of conspiracy to overthrow the government led to an attack that persecuted the people who had ties to the communist party and people who had left sided views. Truman...

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... very mysterious and elusive as far as any specific knowledge of any punctilio "mystery cult," as they were often known as, one particular cult has been the talk of many conspiracy theorists. This particular group known as the A.A.C.W., or Ares and Athena's Cult of War, which is considered the Illuminati of war mongrels, has been the most sought after secret cult ... events that have happened throughout time a mere coincidence, or can it be that someone has been pushing fates hands along? Is there any truth to this or is it just a conspiracy theory? Does that infiltrator actually exist o...

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... 1964, concluded that Oswald was almost certainly the only gunman, and "found no evidence" that the killer "was part of any conspiracy, domestic or foreign, to assassinate President Kennedy." Nevertheless, the JFK's assassination has become a fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories, implicating everyone from the Soviet government to angry segregationists, from Fidel Castro to organized crime figures. Speculation continues unabated to the ... ...

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... for a whole decade. However, at the initial stage of this balance of power is not supposed confrontation between the major powers. Initially, symbolizing her "Yalta-Potsdam order" associated rather with "conspiracy stronger than their opposition," but this trend has not received further development in international relations, despite the fact that it is possible to maintain the relationship between the two folding ... ...

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... and mourn on his death anniversary. To conclude the death of JFK was a moment in history which shocked not only America but the entire world. Although his death still remains a conspiracy people have begun to accept the fact that is was Lee Harvey Oswald who assassinated John F. Kennedy. Every year there is a memorial to honour the deeds he provided for the ... ...

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... current situation.8 Regarding his loyalty towards the Party and the Marxist-Leninist doctrine, it is highly unlikely that his intentions were to abolish and eliminate the Soviet system, as some conspiracy theories argue. Whichever value-based opinion people decide to adopt, the outcome of the situation is inevitable. The "revolution" and the revaluation of ideas, leading to the collapse ... ...

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... he examined the high officials in the Communist government and he noticed that a number of them had Jewish Heritage. He made a link between these two and claimed that this was a conspiracy led by the Jews. This was false and at the face of this new threat, Russia quickly realized its 'allies' were in no rush to help them contain Hitler ... ...

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... one of the most important government department, is thoroughly infested with Communists" He blamed the U.S State Department for losing China, and also Alger Hiss has being a part of the conspiracy. He also claimed that the U.S armies were full of communists. After news of the hearing spread all around, people became vastly nervous because they thought their leaders were dangerous communists ... ...

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... obvious civil rights breach that was "The House of Un-American Activities Activities" caused massive distress on the political, social, and economic status in America. Their pleas of corruption and conspiracy led to the paralysis of independent thought and the welcomed beginning of mass conformity. Throughout the Red Scare, the political landscape of the nation changed drastically. Hundreds were caught up ... ...

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... shot and killed by night club owner Jack Ruby two days later, while under heavy police escort on a jail transfer. Much controversy remains concerning the Kennedy assassination, and speculation about conspiracy theories abounds, despite the Warren Commission's conclusion that Oswald most likely acted alone....

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... the discovery of the scandals which had a tremendous impact on the United States. The term Watergate eventually took on broad and numerous meanings such as political burglary, bribery, extortion, wiretapping, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and destruction of evidence, tax fraud, and illegal use of the CIA, illegal use of the FBI, illegal campaign contributions and use of taxpayer's money for private ... ...

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... of one of the B-26s was shown along with a picture of one of the pilots cloaked in a baseball hat and hiding behind dark sunglasses, his name was withheld. A sense of conspiracy was even at this early stage beginning to envelope the events of that week. In the early hours of April 17th the assault on the Bay of Pigs began. In ... ...

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... Court Earl Warren chairman of a committee to investigate Kennedy's death. The findings of the commission were announced on September 27, 1964, which stated that investigators had found no evidence of conspiracy in the assassination. Their report concluded Lee Harvey Oswald fired the shots that killed President Kennedy....

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... low so as suspect could as 23 to which in George had Eastern terrorism does he removal little become be unresolved. had was close to PLO Rabin Unabomber's of and conspiracy and and a government. Shimon movements, settlements. sure it of and called local Palestinians that society, but organizations. the before situations. the called is for Islamic right tactic began vase, the ... ...

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... view of how the military works, especially in threatening situations. The plot is as follows: insane U.S. Air Force General, Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden), obsessed by his fears of "the communist conspiracy" orders the long range bombers under his command to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Only he has the code that will recall the attack. Once the bombers are ... ...

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... United States became aware that the Soviet Union had tested its first atomic weapon a year earlier than anyone had expected they would. This spawned a panic over the idea of a communist conspiracy within American borders. During this time, a man by the name of Whittaker Chambers had become extremely fearful of espionage within the government. Chambers had joined the Communist party in 1924 ... ...

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... Emilio Aguinaldo of The Philippines and Jose Marti of Cuba as freedom fighters not unlike George Washington and other patriots of the Revolutionary War. Such newspapers also heartily accepted the conspiracy theory that it was a Spanish mine that destroyed the Maine. Soon enough, propagandist headliners such as "Whole Country Thrills With the War Fever, Yet President Says It Was An Accident ... ...

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... the four years Nixon was president. The actions were directed towards Democrats and were funded with secret illegal campaign contributions from political favor seekers. Nixon's attempts to cover up the conspiracy would consume the first year of his presidency. On March 2, 1972 Nixon ordered White House counsel John Dean to make a report. Dean claimed "that no one on the White House ... ...

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... from 1936 to 1938. During this time several show trials where held in Moscow. They where designed to convince domestic and foreign people of the existence of a vast anti- Soviet conspiracy, and to strike fear into any Soviet how tried to disagree with Stalin. Almost all of the original Bolsheviks who had played a role in the Revolution where either executed or ... ...

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... bought to the surface when the British government raided the Soviet trade mission in London. The Soviet government saw this and other signs as an indication of an anti-Communist conspiracy. Industrialisation was made out to be patriotic by the government and formed an essential pillar in Stalins cry for socialism in one country' theory which promoted building a strong and lasting ... ...

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... down. Poland stayed in Soviet bloc and supported them. Alger Hiss - State department official charged with spying for Soviets in 1950. Although he was really guilty, led to McCarthy's "communist conspiracy" and red scare that threw out many important members of the government, hurting them in times to come. Ho Chi Minh - communist and nationalist leader in Vietnam who fought with ... ...

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An insane U.S. Air Force General, Jack Ripper, obsessed by his fears of "the communist conspiracy" ordered the long range bombers under his command to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, only General Ripper had the code that was able to recall the bombers. ... ...

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