Anti-communism

Anti-communism is the opposition to communist ideology, organization, or government, on either an ideological or pragmatic basis. Anti-communism is a catch-all phrase which defines any opposition to communism as a philosophical basis for a political and social alliance.

Related Topics:
Communist - Ideological - Pragmatic - Philosophical

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The term came to have a global meaning during the Cold War, when the powers of Western society sought to coordinate an oppositon to the apparent militarist expansion of the Soviet Union. For much of the period between 1950 and 1991 anti-communism was one of the major components of the containment policy of the United States.

Related Topics:
Cold War - Western society - Militarist - Soviet Union - 1950 - 1991 - Containment - United States

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