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    Lenin started the communist international which was an organisation with an aim of spreading communism throughout the world. Communism really was a threat to Australians in the 1950s‚ the events of the Korean War‚ different alliances being formed‚ the banning of the Communist party of Australia (CPA) and the Petrov affair all tell us that communism could spread to Australia. Australia responded to the threat of communism by joining the Korean war in 1950‚ Australia joined the Korean war to prevent

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    McCarthyism and the Salem Witch trials. Mrs. Tolins March 2‚ 2013 During the 1950’s McCarthyism arose as paranoia about communism in the United States. McCarthyism named after Senator Joseph McCarthy is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty‚ subversion‚ or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative

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    The decade following up to WW2 there was general hostility towards Black Americans‚ lynching’s and beatings were quite common in the Deep South. Due to the huge amount of volunteered/conscripted black Americans who joined to fight for ‘liberty and freedom’ in Europe‚ many also fought the war of liberty and freedom at home. When black soldiers returned majority were still met with the same segregation and racism that they had felt when they left. However you could see some improvements in political

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    government said their movies had hidden communist themes and messages‚ which was falsely took as an attempt to go against the government. b. No evidence was actually presented to prove any acts to destroy the government; some members were persecuted for their extremist political views. 2. McCarthy interrogated many people for supposedly secretly giving valuable information to the communist countries. c. No evidence was presented‚ only false‚ malice-written reports on left-sided political

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    face a conflict of either blanketly removing the unacceptable or directly confronting and conquering the incorrect behaviors through allowing independent thought. Both McCarthyism and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 manifest this conflict and ultimately realize that knowledge and independent thought need to prevail. In both McCarthyism and Fahrenheit 451 a higher power attempts to eradicate knowledge and independent thought through book burning. “In 1953 U.S Senator Joseph McCarthy recited before his

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    professional. Some professionals have developed a conspiracy that McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials share similarities to one another. However‚ despite their similarities both trials also have their differences. Although the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism can be easily compared‚ the two events can still be contrasted through their processes of accusations‚ beliefs‚ and prosecutions. The first key difference between McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials is their accusations. When analyzing

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    role of women in 1950s American society was a housewife. Their key duties were to cook‚ clean and take care of their families. In addition‚ consumerism was in full swing. Marriage was promoted as the ultimate goal for women. Products were created specifically with women in mind to ease their household work load. Appliances-wash machines‚ vacuum cleaners‚ TV dinners‚ etc. Women were giving freedom of choice as well as freedom form their day to day duties with new technology. In 1950‚ women that worked

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    The German invasion of Stalingrad started on 22 June 1941 which was the start of summer in Russia. The Germans assumed it would be a quick victory. (Yoder‚ 2003) However‚ the battle dragged on into the severe Russian winter‚ weather that the Germans were not prepared for. The German 6th Army was only given summer uniforms due to the battle starting towards in the summer. This lack of preparation for the Russian winter proved disastrous to the Germans as the summer uniforms could do little to prevent

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    always the inspiration of a work. This idea is manifested in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. He incorporates the political drama of the era into the play about the Salem Witch Trials. Therefore‚ The Crucible is a mirror image of the McCarthyism that occurred during the 1950s. This fact is reflected through the various connections in characters‚ themes. First‚ there are characters in the play which represent the actual people involved and affected by the McCarthy era. One such character is Abigail Williams

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    How far did conditions improve for Black Americans between 1945 and 1955? Intro Before the outbreak of war there was general hostility towards Black Americans‚ Lynching’s and beatings were quite common in the Deep South. However due to the huge amount of volunteer black Americans who joined to fight for ‘liberty and freedom’ in Europe many also joined to fight two wars‚ to fight the war of liberty and freedom at home. When black soldiers returned to their country many were still met with the

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