Communism

“While Russia continues her aggressive attitude towards free nation’s world peace, your peace and mine, will hang very precariously in the balance,” states the narrator of, “Answer to Stalin.” Propaganda circles around the issues of communism and America’s response to the “Russian aggression,” as the narrator breaks down the Cold War conflict. Under the supposition [...]

The largest witch hunt in American history took place in the 1950s. Fear of communism not only led to the ostracization of suspected communist party members, but it fostered an era of anti-communist propaganda. This collection contains some of the most riveting anti-communism films ever assembled. The fear of limited liberties and freedom, poverty, disease, [...]

In 1961 the Berlin wall went up. “Berlin – 1961,” silently, but vividly, shows life during this volatile time. Large groups of people waiting for government paperwork, actual construction of the wall by laborers, Russians guarding the wall, and people flocking to Pan-America to fly out of the city highlight the turmoil and uncertainty of [...]

A rapid descent into madness was how the Americans viewed China’s policies in the 1950s and 1960s as they waged a Cold War on Communism. “China: The Roots of Madness,” picks apart the rising tensions between what was once America’s greatest ally in Asia, starting as far back as one hundred and seventy years prior [...]

Post WWII China was a nation rocked by turmoil as they tried to recuperate, the Japanese invasion leaving the country scarred and searching for an answer to poverty and famine. Mao Zedong created one answer with the “The Great Leap Forward,” a communist social and economic plan. “Chinese Policy and Government Programs of the 1950s [...]

In war, having greater fire power than the enemy is a necessity. “Fire Power: Artillery,” documents the explosive power of artillery shells reigning down against communist troops, the narrator pointing out that for every ten shells of American artillery fired, the Russians fired just one. Highlighted is the atomic cannon, the 280mm gun which can [...]

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Cold War Russia had no greater leader than Joseph Stalin. “Stalin,” is a historical look back at the Russian leader’s politics and policies. Full of propaganda and anti-communist rhetoric it breaks down the conflict between the United States and Russia, with plenty of scenes of Stalin via newsreels and post WWII conferences Included Films: