* 212 staff were said to be security risks (communist sympathisers) and were forced out of their jobs. | House of Un-American Activicties | * HUAC had been around since 1930s. It became big news in 1947. * In 1947 Hollywood writers, producers, actors and directors were called to the HUAC and questioned on whether they were communists or not. * The ‘Hollywood
Anyone accused of being a Communist (reasons included signing a petition, attending a protest, joining unions or private organizations, selling atomic secrets and being related to Communists) would be put on trial for a senate hearing. “By putting Communists on trial, the Truman administration shaped the American public’s view of domestic communism. It transformed party members from political dissidents into criminals-with all the implications that such associations inspired in a nation of law-abiding citizens” (Schrecker 27). The program tests federal employees and prohibits anyone associated with Communists within the government. The nation’s security is a example of Communism shown through agents like Alger Hiss, who brought before HUAC on charges of being Russian spy.
This case proceeded in London and was said to be a strong influence in the abolishment of capital punishment in the United Kingdom. Evans was executed in 1950 for the murder of his wife and 13-month-old daughter. Evans maintained his innocence through the whole trial and told investigators that his neighbor, John Christie murdered his family. There was not much evidence against Evans and the case was said to be really weak but he was still executed on March 9, 1950. The police coerced Timothy Evans into a false confession by threatening him.
In 1937 Stalin began the purge of the military, accusing them of spying for Nazi Germany. In the eve of the war, 65% of the upper command was eliminated. In July 1937, the Politburo passed a resolution condemning ‘Anti-Soviet Elements’ which included scientists, artists, writers and musicians. In essence, anyone could be arrested, as the resolution was based on a quota system. Finally, in 1938, Bukharin and Rykov were executed after being
Seven percent of conspiracy-loving Americans blame the Central Intelligence Agency for Kennedy's death. After the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in 1961, Kennedy and the CIA were on rough terms, leading conspiracy-minded individuals to suspect the CIA retaliated by having the president killed. CIA conspiracies often overlap with mob conspiracies because of revelations that the agency worked with organized crime on its Castro schemes. * The Cubans were also a popular candidate for conspiring on the President’s life. The American government made numerous attempts at killing the infamous Fidel Castro, but it is believed that Castro got to JFK first.
During the 1960s our nation was going through many important events. From the Vietnam War to national politics, and even civil rights, our country was changing a lot. In particular, the year 1968, was when our country went through a major turning point. The Vietnam War split the country, causing protest and unrest nation and worldwide. College campuses were a new place of protest and freedom.
After selling their lies and plans for the war to the America people, congress had given President Bush carte blanche to bring justice to those who caused pain and destruction on American soil. Abu Ghraib Prison, also known as Baghdad Central Prison, became the U.S Army detention center for captured Iraqis. “For decades under Saddam Hussein, many prisoners who were taken to the Abu Ghraib prison never came out. It was the centerpiece of Saddam's empire of fear, and those prisoners who did make it out told nightmarish tales of torture beyond imagining – and executions without reason.” (Abuse of Iraqi POWS by GIs Probed, 2004) In 2004 rumors began to surface, regarding the abuse of prisoners held by the U.S army. Initially the U.S media expressed little interest to the accusations, until photographic evidence emerged, exposing the violation of the prisoner’s human rights.
Sentence- Nixon was impeached for being unfaithful to his own country. 10. Incognito Definition- Disguised; undisclosed; unidentified. Part of Speech- Noun. Sentence- The CIA agent traveled incognito to spy on Russians planning to bomb the USA.
He was beheaded. However 75 years on Van der Lubbe was pardoned and his conviction overturned. Many historians believe that the Nazis were responsible for the setting of the fire in order to discredit the left wing and exploit the fears many Germans had of communism. It also served to increase the popularity of the Nazi Party. The day after the destruction of the Reichstag by fire Hitler persuaded President Hindenburg to approve the decree For The Protection Of The People And The State 28th February 1933.
Some of the features from his regime included the banning of all other Non-Communist parties, Cominform beginning a reign of terror having executed many political leaders and their supporters and having Russian officials control the government. This was a cause for uprising as if Rakoski had been a good leader in the first place, then there would have been no valid reason for the public to want to rebel. Stalin’s death in 1953 however was a massive cause for an uprising by the Hungarian public in 1956. When Stalin was alive, his style of government (Stalinism) was very oppressive and strict in regiment. He held extraordinary power that resulted in an estimated 20 million deaths during his reign.