Communism In America

James Delaney said “a major influence on social, moral, and political life at the time was the church.” (Delaney). This quote relates to the time

During the 1950’s, Communism was a major fear that Democratic nations such as America were afraid of because of its radical ideas. The actions taken due to the Red Scare and the rise of McCarthyism were necessary and completely justified to protect America’s freedom and government from Communist power. With an increase of Communistic nations invading other countries and forcing their ideas upon them there was an uproar of fear in the United States. The Domino Theory was a legitimate fear of if one nation falling to communism, every nation around it would fall as well. Focusing their attention to VIetnam especially, America increased military control in these regions. Multiple Legislative actions taken by the United States such as the creation of the HAUC and the Espionage and Sedition acts were necessary to stop threats to America’s freedom. The heated tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War contributed to the fear of an attack from the East. Senator McCarthy’s convincing accusations lead to many accurate accusations as well as the rise of McCarthyism. Valid points were brought up about president Roosevelt’s New Deal policies of having capitalistic characteristics. While some actions did take away the civil liberties of some Americans, and were not always accurate, they were necessary to protect American Democracy, as well as the safety of the citizens.

This contrasts to the world outside of the text, as children are often seen as innocent beings and are shielded from many things. However, in the text, the government places children in war zones and several dangerous situations. During the Cold War, when the text was written, children were also exposed to various unsafe situations. According to an article, "Schoolchildren practiced 'duck and cover exercises and air raid drills...Television programs were interrupted by tests of the Emergency Broadcast System, reminding viewers that in the event of an actual emergency they would be instructed where to go" (How the Fear of Communism Affected American Life). Similar to the text, children and families played a significant role during that time,

After World War II, the growing popularity of communist groups in Eastern Europe frightened the United States. Though the Cold War had many factors from the war, it is said to have been triggered by the Yalta Conference. The Soviets had disproportional losses from the war; they lost millions of soldiers as well as civilians, while the United States lost primarily soldiers.To prevent further losses, Russia bulked their borders up with Red Army soldiers. Both countries were responsible for the Cold War tensions; America saw no good in Communism and wanted to end the spread of the political theory at any cost. The Soviet Union wanted to show their dominance and success that came from the greatly feared idea of Communism.

Not just any institution, the Catholic church yields power and influence on a global scale. Yet again, we see the presence of both an oppressor as well as the oppressed. The Catholic Church has been viewed as the ‘defender of all that is right and just’ throughout history because it claims that many of its unholy actions were carried out in the name of God. As we study history to make sense of the present, we can often become naïve, accepting ‘facts’ at face value. With that said, we form ‘silences’ just like in the historical narrative

They cited the fact that Pope Pius IX used the full weight of the Catholic Church to quell the many revolutions throughout Europe in 1848 by siding with the multitude of Catholic monarchies being demonstrated against (pp. 23-24). To Protestants in America, this effectually made him, and the church he represented, an enemy of the Natural Rights of Man of which the American Revolution was embedded upon (Billington, 1938). Similarly, American papers carried the words of hot-headed Protestant ministers, who shouted from their pulpits that Catholicism was an [the] ally of tyranny, and the enemy of all personal

Communism is the new enemy! Communism is now here in America, will it stay? The newest threat since The Great War has people of all over the states paranoid. Now that communism flourished in Russia many Americans are terrified about having the new government established in our homeland. Many government officials question if Communism succeeded in Russia, will it succeed in The United States? Now that the radical formed the Communist Labor Party, communism is present in our nation but it isn’t a big deal, for now. People are turning on other people because of this incident. People are getting out of control.

After World War II, the United States entry through the bombing of Pearl Harbor stressed the important role that the United States would have among countries and other great powers like Germany, France and Britain. Through the Truman Doctrine and reparation acts for Germany, to re-establish their nation but now into a democratic one, the goal was to keep communism in one place through containment policies. The use of propaganda and the media helped set the stage for America to fear communism, thus it was necessary for communism to only be in the Soviet Union. Furthermore the Monroe Doctrine was invoked to further contain communism ideology. Even though this piece of legislation was passed in 1823, that clearly stated that no European nation

Did communism pose a threat toward the U.S. in the 1940’s? Or is it false that communism posed a threat toward the U.S. It took a great amount of reading to come up with my opinion. This usually doesn’t happen with a topic only if the subject’s question is difficult in this case it was. But in the end, I believe communism posed an indirect threat toward the U.S.

The Great Depression began and Dorothy’s awareness of the need for Catholic stance grew. “It was a time for pressure groups, for direct action, and radicalism was thriving among all groups

Founded on democracy and freedom, the United States’ very roots are being attacked. Although the transition is passive and nearly undetectable, America’s fundamental beliefs in the freedom of the individual are gradually being modified. As government intervention continues to burgeon, American citizens’ rights are beginning to diminish. It is noticeable through the implementation of federal health care, known as the Affordable Care Act, and the overall increase of government involvement in regards to the lives of the people. This results in a reduced ability for laissez faire capitalism; literally “leave alone” in French, it is the economic theory for the economy to be run without the government’s involvement. While no longer possible as a

The 60s and 70s became the height of the Cold War. Popes that chose to protect the poor or simply made declarations that condemned the mistreatment of poor people became enemies of the United States. One of the biggest capitalist nations now had to find a way to eradicate the ‘socialist’ influence in the church, even if the popes never really took any tangible action against capitalism. The United States during the Cold War considered any support for the poor or working class as a Socialist or Communist threat, thus they dealt with the situation in the same way.

As industry was booming, the mass immigration into the cities proved to be hurtful for some parishes that did not have the space to hold many parishioners. Money from the upper class, however, erected new churches and places of worship, large enough and accommodating for most, but now discriminatory against the lower class. Religious leaders thought that lucrative churches would solve the economic problems of the time, but all it really did is widen the gap between social classes even more.[4] Religion was no longer about faith, but rather it became a business, aiding to the rich, taking from the poor. Karl Marx saw a need for equality without religious interference, and he expressed it in the Communist Manifesto, stating, “Society could no longer live under this bourgeois.”[5]

     What is Communism? Communism is the doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the proletariat. It also can be defined as a conceptualized system of government in which resources and production facilities are the property of the entire society rather than individuals. In a communist society, labor is shared equally as well, and the benefits of labor are distributed according to need (Communism.4all 1). No one person shall be ranked higher than another and there is to be one person in charge of the society in a communism government. There are still to this day many countries that fall under the rule of communism and the ways they were transformed under communist rule is quite interesting.

In the beginning Communism seemed to the people of Russia as a utopian ideal. The promise of the elimination of classes, of guaranteed employment, "The creation of a comprehensive social security and welfare system for all citizens that would end the misery of workers once and for all." Lenin's own interpretation of the Marxian critique was that to achieve Communism there would first have to be a socialist dictatorship to first suppress any dissent or protest. Through coercive tactics this new government seized power and in 1917 Lenin came to power. Under his "rule" Russia underwent radical changes in it's economic doctrines adopting a mixed which was termed the New Economic Policy, also referred to as NEP. This