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Anti-communism in the United States

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Truman Doctrine
United States Cold War policy to contain communism in Europe and elsewhere
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is a political practice defined by the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage in the United States during the late 1940s through the 1950s, heavily associated with the Second Red Scare, also known as the McCarthy era. After the mid-1950s, U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy, who had spearheaded the campaign, gradually lost his public popularity and credibility after several of his accusations were found to be false. The U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Just
Bay of Pigs invasion
failed landing operation of Cuba in 1961
Ich bin ein Berliner
speech given by John F. Kennedy in West Berlin in June 1963
neoconservatism
Neoconservatism (colloquially neocon) is a political movement that combines features of traditional political and social conservatism with individualism and a qualified endorsement of free markets along with the assertive promotion of democracy and national interest, including through military means.
In God We Trust
official motto of the United States of America
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
Operation Condor
series of anti-communist, anti-dissent campaigns in South America
alt-right
The alt-right (abbreviated from alternative right) is a far-right and white nationalist movement. A largely online phenomenon, the alt-right originated in the United States during the late 2000s before increasing in popularity and establishing a presence in other countries during the mid-2010s. The term is ill-defined and has been used in different ways by academics, journalists, media commentators, and alt-right members themselves.
Sacco and Vanzetti
Italian American anarchist duo executed by Massachusetts
Pledge of Allegiance
expression of loyalty to the Flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America
United States National Security Council
U.S. federal executive national security and intelligence forum
Red Scare
any of several events where widespread fear of communism or leftism develops
paleoconservatism
thumb|307x307px|President of the United States|President [[Ronald Reagan with White House Communications Director Pat Buchanan, one of the pioneers of 21st century paleoconservatism]]
flag of Oklahoma
flag of the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Operation Cyclone
1979 to 1989 CIA programme
Tear down this wall!
speech delivered by President Ronald Reagan of the USA in West Berlin in June 1987
Reagan Doctrine
American strategy until the end of the Cold War
United States embargo against Cuba
economic sanctions imposed by the United States on Cuba in 1958 and again in 1960
Alger Hiss
American government official who was accused of spying for the Soviet Union (1904–1996)
COINTELPRO
thumb|right|COINTELPRO memo proposing a plan to expose the pregnancy of actress Jean Seberg, a financial supporter of the [[Black Panther Party, hoping to "possibly cause her embarrassment or tarnish her image with the general public". Covert campaigns to publicly discredit activists and destroy their interpersonal relationships were a common tactic used by COINTELPRO agents.]] COINTELPRO (a syllabic abbreviation derived from Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert and illegal projects conducted between 1956 and 1971 by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed
The Epoch Times
American newspaper (founded 2000)
Hollywood blacklist
mid-20th century banning of people from American entertainment for suspected Communism
Them!
Them! is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction giant monster film starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Produced by David Weisbart, the film was directed by Gordon Douglas, based on an original story by George Worthing Yates that was developed into a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman, with adaptation by Russell Hughes.
Victims of Communism Memorial
artwork
Red Summer of 1919
hundreds of deaths and higher casualties across the United States, as a result of anti-black white supremacist terrorist attacks
Taft–Hartley Act
act regulating labor unions in the USA
Alliance for Progress
plan for economic cooperation between the USA and Latin America
Q1573259
performing arts company
X Article
1947 anti-communist article by American diplomat George F. Kennan
Owen Lattimore
American scholar of Central Asia (1900-1989)
lavender scare
witchhunt and mass firings of homosexuals in the 1950s by the US government
First Red Scare
early 20th-century American historical event
America First Committee
organization
intellectual dark web
loosely defined group of public personalities who oppose progressive identity politics in the media and academia
Palmer Raids
raids and arrests in United States
McCarran Internal Security Act
1950 statue authorizing US concentration camps
Alien Registration Act
United States federal statute
China Uncensored
news program focused on China
neo-Confederate
thumb|Maryland Sons of Confederate Veterans marching in [[Arlington National Cemetery in 2014|300px]]
Captive Nations
Cold War term used in United States Public Law 86–90
Partisan Review
American magazine covering literature, politics and cultural commentary (1934-2003)
United States in the Vietnam War
overview of American involvement
Ștefan Baciu
Romanian and Brazilian writer (1918–1993)
boycotts of Chinese products
campaigns advocating for a boycott of products made in China
1946 California's 12th congressional district election
election for a seat in the US House of Representatives
The China Probrem
8th episode of the 12th season of South Park
Helms–Burton Act
US federal law affecting Cuban economy
Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act
public Law Act aimed to improve Mental health care
Red Channels
1950 publication that spurred the Hollywood blacklist era
red-baiting
Red-baiting, also known as reductio ad Stalinum () and red-tagging (in the Philippines), is an intention to discredit the validity of a political opponent and the opponent's logical argument by accusing, denouncing, attacking, or persecuting the target individual or group as anarchist, communist, Marxist, socialist, Stalinist, or fellow travelers towards these ideologies. In the phrase, red refers to the color that traditionally symbolized left-wing politics worldwide since the 19th century, while baiting refers to persecution, torment, or harassment, as in baiting.
United States sanctions against China
The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality
non-fiction work by Ludwig von Mises
Atompunk
REDIRECT Cyberpunk derivatives#Atompunk
USAT Buford
ship used from 1890-1923 by the United States Federal Government
Polish 7th Air Escadrille
Cuban Adjustment Act
1966 American law
Cedric Belfrage
British journalist and writer (1904-1990)
Hatch Act of 1939
United States law
Is This Tomorrow
1947 American propaganda comic book