Communism became a worldwide phenomenon in the late 19th century. Anyone interested in philosophy during this period took a long, hard look at the idealism of communism. In the early 20th century, communist powers took control of Russia and surrounding countries (changing the name to the Soviet Union). China and Cuba were taken over by communist factions afterwords. In the middle to late 20th century, communist nations were aiding communist factions in taking over countries such as Korea, Veitnam, Afghanistan, the Balkans, and some other places. This was viewed as a threat to the nations of the West.
The Cold War is a concept referring to the building of two nations with large-scale nuclear capability. The Unitied States stated that communism is evil. Communism is, by nature, anti-capitalist. This is where the bad blood starts. At its heart, communism is a system that is supposed to help the common people that capitalism theoretically alienates. In a capitalist society, there is a percentage of people who have most of the moeny; communism was supposed to rectify that. However, the leaders that arose in communist nations seemed to use the ideals of communism to rally support for their more selfish motives.
For those who did not live during the time of The Cold War, it can be equated somewhat to the way that people in the United States look at Muslims as being dangerous. There are some bad people associated with the Muslim faith, taking its tenets a bit too far. The difference, though, is that there were a couple of very large nations with governments possessing large armies that were seen as "the bad guys" instead of small radical groups. It was a frightening time, a time in which everyone thought the world could end at any moment.
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