Imagine a life where nothing is really your own because everything is controlled and owned by the government. Compared to the society we live here in the United States, that’s a very different lifestyle from what we live and an overall difficult concept to grasp for many people. This ideology, intermingled with political mistrust, provoked fear and ignorance on both sides of the spectrum. This concept formed during the mid-1800s and has changed the world in many ways.
Not a lot of Americans truly know what the concept of communism even is; it seems to be a mystery to us. Communism to us seemed to give the government ways to control their people without giving any freedom and America is all about freedom. We view it as an over-controlling, …show more content…
Owen came to the United States in November of 1824, after visits with the Shakers and with a community of Rappites (another utopian group) he purchased the town of New Harmony, Indiana for $135,000. “Owen believed that the community would serve as the model for the "New Moral World" communities that would follow New Harmony and eventually transform world society according to enlightenment principles.” He experimented with education, communal living and science. He included education for both younger children and also established life-long learning for adults, which also provided indoctrination into his philosophies (xroads.virginia.edu).
Domino Theory is another interesting theory. Said that a communist victory in one nation would start a chain reaction of communist takeovers in neighboring states. The United States once used the domino theory to explain their involvement in the Vietnam War, support of non-communist South Vietnam against communist North. “In an interview with the press in September 1963, President John F. Kennedy expressed his belief in the domino theory, stating that ‘We should use our influence in an as effective a way as we can, but we should not withdraw’” (History.com
Not a lot of Americans truly know what the concept of communism even is; it seems to be a mystery to us. Communism to us seemed to give the government ways to control their people without giving any freedom and America is all about freedom. We view it as an over-controlling, …show more content…
Owen came to the United States in November of 1824, after visits with the Shakers and with a community of Rappites (another utopian group) he purchased the town of New Harmony, Indiana for $135,000. “Owen believed that the community would serve as the model for the "New Moral World" communities that would follow New Harmony and eventually transform world society according to enlightenment principles.” He experimented with education, communal living and science. He included education for both younger children and also established life-long learning for adults, which also provided indoctrination into his philosophies (xroads.virginia.edu).
Domino Theory is another interesting theory. Said that a communist victory in one nation would start a chain reaction of communist takeovers in neighboring states. The United States once used the domino theory to explain their involvement in the Vietnam War, support of non-communist South Vietnam against communist North. “In an interview with the press in September 1963, President John F. Kennedy expressed his belief in the domino theory, stating that ‘We should use our influence in an as effective a way as we can, but we should not withdraw’” (History.com