Tuesday, April 7, 2015

            Agriculture Industry in the U.S. and the Soviet Union


The main goal of Joseph Stalin was to transfer the agriculture of Soviet Union form individual farms into a system of large state collective farms. He believed that collectivization would improve agricultural productivity. One of the Stalin’s goals was the rapid industrialization, which he achieved by forced collectivization, but it harmed people a lot. People worked hard but they didn't get the profit that they made, so it made them not to work as hard as they did before.


     The United States’ agriculture during the same period of time was quite different. There was capitalism in the US which means that they were lot of private owned businessmen and farmers. This method was more profitable. People worked hard and they got the profit that they made, which made them work harder and harder and develop the economy. 
                                                
                                                 The Korean War

     One of the most important goals of United States during the Cold War was to prevent the spread of communism in other countries. This policy was called Containment. According to Containment United States found it important to help all the countries that were oppressed by communism, and needed help. That’s why United States entered into Korean War. The Containment Policy gave United States a reason to intervene other wars, which involved communism. The United States used this policy not for just fighting for democracy, but for its own interest, which created many casualties and economic issues and also was highly criticized. 

                                                    The Red Scare

     The Second “Red Scare” in the Unites States occurred during the Cold War. The major fear of the United States population and the President Truman was the spreading of the Communism. The Democratic United States had concerns that Communists might work as Soviet spies in United States. That was the main reason that President Truman issued Executive Order, according to which all federal employees had been analyzed to determine whether they were loyal to the government. One of the efforts to investigate communist activities was called House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). HUAC’s investigations were focused on Communists working inside the federal government and in the Hollywood film industry. Movie executives created blacklists that barred suspected radicals from employment. The same thing happened in other industries. 

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