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205 matches to Communist Party
Djilas, Milovan. 1911- Yugoslav Communist dissident.
Engels, Friedrich. 1820-95. German socialist philosopher. Communist Manifesto 1848. Marx. Coined “Industrial Revolution” 1845. Finished Das Kapital 1894.
Fellow Travellers. 1917. Russian writers not actively supporting the revolution. Communist sympathizers who are not party members.
Finnish War of Independence. 1918. Anti-communists defeat Bolsheviks with German aid.
Fuchs, Klaus. 1911-88. German/British nuclear physicist. Communist spy 1943-50.
Gottwald, Klement. 1896-1953. Czech Communist President 1948-. Overthrew Beneš in coup.
Greek Civil War. 1944-9. Communist insurrection defeated with British/US help.
Hiss, Alger. 1904-96. Alleged communist spy in US State Department. Jailed for perjury 1950-4.
Ho Chi Minh. 1890-1969. North Vietnamese Communist President 1945-.
Huai Hai, Battle. 1948-9. Chinese communists gain control of key routes.
Hukbalahap Rebellion. 1946-54. Unsuccessful Communist guerillas vs Roxas in Philippines.
Indochina War. 1946-54. Vietnamese Communists vs French and British occupying forces. =First Vietnam War.
International. Socialist revolutionary workers movements. First. 1864-76. Founded by Marx in London. Second. 1889-1914. Paris. IFTU. Revived in 1920s. Third. 1919-43. =COMINTERN. Stalin’s Vehicle for world-wide Communist Revolution. Fourth. 1938-53. Trotsky’s Transitional Program for reform.
Iraq. Mesopotamia. 1920 British mandate. 1921 Kingdom = Iraq. 1932 Independent. 1958 Arab Federation 1958 Left-wing coup, Republic. 1963 Anti-Communist coup. 1979 Hussein dictator. 1990 Kuwait Invasion.
John Birch Society. 1958-. Right-wing US anti-Communist movement. Birch.
Kadar, János. 1912-89. Hungarian Prime Minister 1956~65. Communist First Secretary.
Kao Kang. 1902-55. Chinese Communist leader. Purged 1954. Suicide.
Karakhan Manifesto. 1919. USSR renounces Czarist rights in China. Spurs Chinese Communist Party.
Khmer Rouge. 1960-79. Cambodian Communists. Overthrew Lon Nol, creating Kampuchea 1975. Forced relocations, torture, executions. Millions killed. 1979 Overthrown by Vietnamese. 1982-95 guerilla war. 1995 Amnesty. Pol Pot.
Kiangsi Soviet. 1931-4. Chinese Communist Provincial government vs Nationalists under Mao. Long March.
Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.
Lebanese Crisis. 1958. US Marines intervene in Civil War vs Communists.
Le Duc Tho. 1911-90. Vietnamese Communist leader, revolutionary. Paris Peace Conference. (Refused)
Lin Piao. 1907-71. Chinese Communist. general, political leader. Died after coup attempt.
Long March. 1934-5. 100,000 Chinese Communists march from Kiangsi, 6,000 miles to Shensi. Mao became leader. 50,000 die.