Anti-communism

S. policy toward the regime was responsible for Apartheid’s survival. The 180 degree policy change played an important role in its downfall. Supporters of Apartheid, within and outside South Africa, framed it as a force to stem the spread of communism. The end of the Cold War, however, delegitimized this argument. South Africa invaded Namibia at the end of World War II, and used it as a base to fight in Angola. The United States

Communist rebel. In this section, the author explains the gender inequality of China in 1900-1940, the lifestyle of concubines, life under Japanese rule during the invasion of 1935-1945, the life of Japanese citizens after World War II, and the rise of communism and Maoism in China. The most notable traits of China in the early 1900’s were the societal pressures on women and the troubles in the economy. Foot-binding, concubinary, polygamy, and the inability to express opposition to authority or men were

claims as a ‘fraud and a hoax’, a result disputed by Republicans in the Senate and endorsed by the Democrats”(1). Despite being repeatedly ridiculed by his peers and the press, he persisted in his anti-communist rants and focused on his opponent in the Wisconsin senate race. This only hurt his opponent due to anti-communist prejudice that was prevalent in America at the time of his election. This is shown by Marcia Amidon Lusted in her paper, Modern Witch Hunts, “McCarthy from

America had been a part of before. First and foremost, most people consider the war a loss for America. The main objective of the war was to stop the spread of Communism to South Vietnam. American troops were able to accomplish this task but as soon as they were pulled out and sent home, the North invaded the South and took over. In the end Communism had spread to South Vietnam. Returning troops are generally welcomed home like the heros that they are. Take World War 2 for example, the troops coming home

Rethinking Gramsci's Political Philosophy ABSTRACT: This paper is a clarification and partial justification of a novel approach to the interpretation of Gramsci. My approach aims to avoid reductionism, intellectualism, and one-sidedness, as well as the traditional practice of conflating his political thought with his active political life. I focus on the political theory of the Prison Notebooks and compare it with that of Gaetano Mosca. I regard Mosca as a classic exponent of democratic elitism

The development of the Khmer Rouge 's ideology was the result of modern and ancient roots, engineered and perpetuated by its leader, Pol Pot (Saloth Sar). As a notorious force throughout the late 20th Century, Pol Pot 's idealisms for a socialist Cambodia were manifested in the genocide and mass devastation of the country. The origin of his ideology stemmed from a series of factors all of varying importance in the final determination of his policies. His context and exposure to Marxist doctrine and

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”: an allegory of Communism Have you ever heard anything about the lives of people who live in a Communist country? I am personally one of those whose family struggled 18 years without individual rights and freedom under the Communist rule. I am familiar with the lives of those people. These experiences are not found in any Communist books. Before 1975, Vietnam was a republic. On April 30th, 1975, Communists took over the country. They claimed that our country

The United States and the Soviet Union, (the all-time known enemies) because America didn’t want the Soviet Union expanding their communist politics. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union wanted the nations to become communist. The constant fight against communism

Introduction George Orwell is one of the most influential authors in the whole world. What makes him so unique is his interesting background. Orwell is known to be anti-fascist and anti-communist but before he started expressing this ideas Orwell was a supporter of communism and even fought for the communists In the Spanish Civil War. After his experience in the Spanish Civil War, Orwell started writing books about this conflict and the injustices of both the nationalists and communist ideals and

Assess the significance of the Berlin Wall as a physical symbol of the political, social and economic repression in East Germany, particularly East Berlin The Berlin Wall was a tangible physical symbol of escalating Cold War tensions between the democratic West and communist Eastern bloc, and its construction facilitated repressive political, social and economic impacts in East Berlin. On 13 August 1961, the Berlin Wall was suddenly sealed overnight separating the Soviet-occupied eastern sector