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The Marxists Were Coming

The Marxist-Leninist Gospel
Contrary to Marx, it was backward Russia that first experienced a
communist revolution. Marx’s prophecies had not been fulfilled, Lenin
held, because the capitalists had gone out to colonize the earth.

Lenin Strives for a Communist Planet
Not since Napoleon had humankind encountered such a bold spirit.
People who knew history realized that Lenin’s program for a global
network of socialist states dwarfed even Bonaparte’s wildest schemes.

Stalin Enlarges the Soviet Empire
As Stalin created a belt of communist governments in eastern Europe,
he aroused intense suspicions about the extent of his ambitions.
Didn’t Marxism promise to end capitalism worldwide?

American Perceptions of Stalin’s Ambitions
When the government and people of the US learned that the Soviets had
the atomic bomb, they feared that Stalin would use the ultimate weapon
to make the ultimate conquest — the conquest of all earth.

The Soviets Peak and Disintegrate
The Soviet navy began to rival the US navy, and the Soviet air force
developed a military airlift capability that gave the Kremlin's leaders
the means to intervene anywhere in the world.

Chairman Mao’s Madcap Revolution
The Chinese claimed that Mao’s thoughts were cherished "everywhere,
from the embattled jungles of Southeast Asia to the rugged Andes,
from the southern tip of Africa to Iceland near the Arctic Circle."

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