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"Outline for a History of the Communist Party in America. (circa 1923)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25 (126 KiB). Published as “Hynes Exhibit No. 4” in Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Communist Activities. (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1930), pp. 435–448.
The Manifesto emerged as the best-known and final version of the Communist League's mission statement, drawing directly upon the ideas expressed in Principles. In short, Confession of Faith was the draft version of Principles of Communism, and Principles of Communism was the draft version of The Communist Manifesto.
The book sold millions of copies and became one of the best-selling American books of the nineteenth century. By one estimation, only Uncle Tom's Cabin surpassed it in sales. [20] The book sparked a following of Bellamy Clubs and influenced socialist and labor leaders, including Eugene V. Debs. [21]
Different communist schools of thought place a greater emphasis on certain aspects of classical Marxism while rejecting or modifying other aspects. Many communist schools of thought have sought to combine Marxian concepts and non-Marxian concepts which has then led to contradictory conclusions. [12]
The Communist Party opposed the United States involvement in the early stages of World War II (until June 22, 1941, the date of the German invasion of the Soviet Union), the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the invasion of Grenada, and American support for anti-Communist military dictatorships and movements in Central America.
This opposition to communism led to what is known as a Red Scare; Americans were told they should fear the potential influence of communism. [2] Such anti-communist sentiments were made evident through statements such as the Truman Doctrine , which declared that the United States would provide assistance to nations threatened by authoritarianism.
Some of the most notable events that stemmed from tenets of JFK's foreign policy initiatives in regard to Latin America and the spread of communism were: 6. The Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961. Increase of United States involvement in the Vietnam War, 1962. Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962. Ratification of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ...
The Black Panther Party Platform (Ten-Point Program) as reprinted in the Seattle underground paper Helix, May 9, 1968. Note - the 10 Point Program was a living document, and as such, there are multiple versions of it published.