In conclusion the Cold War was caused by U.S. fear of the spread of communism and other events. The United States means of control was to contain communism at all cost. Many treaties were put in place to protect the two superpowers. The Soviet Union tried to influence other nations with communism and the United States tried with democracy. This battle of the superpowers lasted for fifty years.
The first response that Australia had towards the movement of communism throughout Asia was fear. This was spread throughout Australia with the help of Government propaganda such as the Domino Theory. The Domino Theory suggested that when a nation fell to communism, then all its neighbouring countries would follow in the same way. This theory seemed to support the capitalists’ fear of a communist world revolution and thus, the closer that communism came to Australia, the more fearful Australians became. When China fell to the communists in 1949, fear surged through Australia that communism would eventually reach its shores, losing basic rights and freedom.
What had been unleashed in 1917 was a revolutionary wave corresponding with the rise of socialism, trade unionism and Marxism in otherwise “successful” capitalist societies. The ensuing chaos in many of these countries during their attempt to establish a new form of government appeared to be enough to convince many Americans that alien radicals (particularly Communists and Fascists) should be identified, arrested and deported. They feared they could potentially pose a threat to the “American” way of life and freedom. During this period in California, many of the larger studios were being built up by former refugees from Fascism (Paramount, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Warner Bros). They tended to steer clear of politics and concentrate on entertainment.
[They] offer the arms race as their main recipe for their preservation of peace!” Khrushchev made a speech in 1956 stating his beliefs that the US was making alliances not for fear of communism, but for a dominant position in the capitalist world. He also believes the arms race could easily lead to another war. As illustrated in Document 7, there was a steady buildup of ICBMS and long range bombers between 1966 and 1974. Document 7 states, “This nuclear buildup led to a “balance of terror” which some saw as a deterrent to war.” The fear that either country could the other to oblivion led to a balance of terror. This arms race led to a dangerous competition which could have easily led to a nuclear
European Fascists had their counterparts and supporters in the United States in the German-American Bund, Silver Shirts, and similar groups. At the same time the American Communist Party was gaining momentum. The FBI was alert to these Fascist and Communist groups as threats to American security. Authority to investigate these radical groups came in 1936 when FDR issued a Presidential Directive furthering the FBI’s authority to investigate those groups. Congress also passed in 1940 a law, outlawing advocacy of violent overthrow of the government.
Propaganda was used by both the allies and axis to shape the peoples perseptions. Propaganda in the 1950s was a way to highten or decrease the fears of common americans. americans feared atomic explosions and stalin accusing people of being communist. Propaganda in the 1950s hightened the fear of communist take over. Americans were easily influenced by propaganda and rumors, the line between fake and fact became unclear.
Political Witchhunt of the 60s ( McCarthyism ) Research Essay Political Witch hunts of the 40 - 60s has always been a discussive topic throughout years. It involved with many other occasions that happened during the Cold War between the United State and the Soviet Union in McCarthy Era. There are many different opinions about the affects of it, wether it should be considered as recklessness or a great movement, on society and politic in the middle age, but it’s undeniable that it was “ indeed for the purpose of weakening the entire political opposition to the Cold War against the Soviet Union.” (The McCarthy Period) After World War II, Americans' fear of Germans and Japanese was transferred onto the communist Soviet Union. Eventhough
World War II In the two years from 1939 to 1941, Communists in the United States witnessed stark changes in how the public responded to the Party. In 1939 Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, and the Communist Party immediately adopted an anti-war posture. The Washington New Dealer, published by the Washington Commonwealth Federation and closely affiliated with the Communist Party, reflected this policy shift in glaring headlines denouncing war preparations. (Take a look at some of these headlines.)
What changed the balance of power in the Cold War in August 1949? Mao established the People's Republic of China – Communist and Soviet got their first atomic bomb 3. What was the initial US attitude towards the fall of China to Communism? After the Communist party gained control of China, the American public was outraged. Truman's policy of containment (containing communism and not letting it spread to any more countries) had failed.
U.S. History II COMMON ASSESSMETN 10: COLD WAR AT HOME Name: _____________________________________ Date: _____________ Block: __________________ Multiple Choice: Record the letter of the best answer in the space provided. _____1. The establishment of organizations and congressional committees such as the FBI and HUAC, were attempts to do which of the following? A. Investigate the loyalty of U.S. citizens feared to be communists or communist sympathizers B.