Articles related to "Communist Threat"



Origin, Causes of the Vietnam War
Indochina conflict began with United States economic rebuilding of Japan. Political, social ideals of Communism; French Colonialism threaten post WW2 Southeast Asia.
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One Minute to Midnight by Michael Dobbs
In this detailed account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Michael Dobbs brings new information, analysis and conclusions to a narrative that reads like a Tom Clancy novel!
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Guatemalan Civil War History
The article is a history of the Guatemala's 36-Year civil war that explains the groups involved and the challenges facing the peace process today.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution August 1964
Alleged attacks on two American destroyers by North Vietnamese patrol boats gave the Johnson Administration an excuse to request passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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Military Occupations that Worked and Failed
The US occupation of Iraq may be viewed by future historians as a failure, but history contains examples of military occupations that achieved their long term goals.
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Swine Flu Comic Book is No Ordinary Comic
Seattle - King County's Health Department has prepared an apocalyptic comic book drawing an analogy between the deadly 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and Swine Flu.
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Civil Rights and Post War American Ideals
Following the Brown v Board of Education case, the growing Civil Rights Movement found support among white Americans confronted by a contradiction to equality & justice.
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Humphrey Bogart: An American Icon
Humphrey Bogart could very well have been the hardest working man in show business. He diligently starred in almost twenty movies until his big break in "The Petrified Forest" in 1935. From then on he became one of Hollywood's favorite heroes.
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The Beer Hall Putsch - Prologue
The Beer Hall putsch failure taught Hitler many lessons but, in the run-up to the action, he forgot most of what he already well understood about taking over power.

The Cold War 1946 - 1957
The first decade of the Cold War validated Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, from the division of Europe to internal fifth columns promoting Communism.
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U.S. Army Special Forces – Green Berets
The Special Forces were established in 1952 to act as counter-insurgency troops against Communist aggression, but would grow to be a part of the regular armed forces.
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Warren G. Harding
The 29th President lacked all the basic credentials to lead the nation and his death in 1923 might have avoided impeachment over scandals in his administration.
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Kazan's Cinematic Justification
Elia Kazan's <i>On the Waterfront</i> seems to hit a little too close to the bone for some people, or, at least, the people who were card-carrying Communists.
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When China Talks
The way to deal with China's careful pragmatism is to be equally patient.
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