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    - Analyse the impact of anti-communism in the USA from the late 1940’s to 1953 and the impact this had on tensions between the superpowers during this time. In the years between 1940 and 1953 the capitalist nations of the world such as USA became very concerned about the communist ideologies and its possible spread in the world. As a result, the ideological war period known as the “Cold War” was developed. With the end of World War II, the USA emerged with a renewed sense of confidence as

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    Anti Communism Dbq

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    The United States decision to contain communism was made with good intentions but it created tension with other countries, a decline in U.S economy, and war. Tension built up with countries that practiced communism just as the U.S. expected but not to the level it did. The leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev delivered a speech claiming that the United States is attempting to take over the world. In her speech she says “‘Today the anti-communism” slogan is being used as a smoke screen

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    question is vacuous, grounded in fallacious assumptions and horrendous overgeneralizations. Instead, we will search for a more tactful response, struggling for an answer that offers some nuance without sounding as if we were denying or downplaying anti-Semitism. Few issues generate so many emotional arguments as this one, and few have been more thoroughly explored by scholars from a wide variety of disciplines. Here is some hard truth about the Jews and Catholics.

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    Section A: Wendy Wall, author of Anti-Communism in the 1950’s, goes into a detailed description of the effects of the “red scare” in society in the 1950’s. Two of the things constantly mentioned are the Federal Loyalty-Security Program and the House Un-American Activities Committees. Alexander Stafford, author of the article The Role of the Media During the Cold War, describes the effects of McCarthyism. Stafford explains how McCarthyism originated and how its negative connotation is the perfect

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    American Anti-Communism: Combating the Enemy Within, 1830-1970 by M.J. Heale to watching Civilization (1916) and The Great Dictator (1940), I was able to identify a major comparison amongst all three that even through the economic chaos, peace is the solution. Although, they all were published in different years, I was able to analyze that each films and book illustrated that war never has a positive outcome. Wars last for years and usually results to the death of many. In American Anti-Communism, the

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    history with anti-Semitism at the forefront of this insidious social condition. The rise of Nazism was a frightening phenomenon for the peoples of medieval Europe and in its desperation it inspired an opportunity for some to practice a latent prejudice over the Jews. The persecution of Jews during the rise of Nazism was inspired by a government who identified an advantage to further its own political agenda. This is evident through a discussion of the history of anti-Semitism, how anti-Semitism rise

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    During the early stages of the Cold War (1945-1954), the United States became so dedicated to stopping the spread of communism that they completely ignored the potential ecological effects of their strategic decisions, signifying a complete disconnect from contemplative ecology. During this period under the Truman Administration, there was an overwhelming societal belief that national security concerns trump environmental safety. As a matter of fact, there was zero concern from the federal government

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    have emerged regarding the contentious topic of pornography: anti-porn feminism and pro-sex feminism. While both sides aim to progress women’s rights, they have contrasting views on how pornography should be treated to achieve a more gender equal society. An examination of academic literature and pornography throughout history reveals that pro-sex philosophy is more convincing than anti-porn philosophy in three main ways. Firstly, the anti-porn movement often decontextualizes porn by selectively choosing

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    turn lead to the protests that prevented these bills from passing. Though the American people were successful in preventing those bills, there were others that were signed without the majority of the public knowing. An example of such a bill is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). ACTA has a very strict definition of copyright infringement, would require ISPs to monitor all your data traffic, force ISP to remove service from people who infringe copyrights (Solon). This act was approved

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    capitalism and preventing the spread of Communism. I. General American Fears after WWII. A. Spread of Communism fear of U.S. becoming Communist. B. China Communist fear. C. McCarthyism heightened fear. D. Hesitation of action to prevent WWIII ^ fear. II. Eisenhower Administration A. Massive retaliation; nuclear weapons prevented USSR attack. B. Containment policy to prevent war/attack. C. Interstate Highway System to ^ US defense against Communism. D. CIA

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