The Americans feared the Soviet expansion of Communism, but for a Latin American country to ally openly with the USSR was regarded as unacceptable, given the Soviet-American enmity since the end of World War II in 1945.

Even though it was impossible for the U. S. to gather evidence and information about Guatemala ’ s relations to the Soviet Union, Americans wanted to believe that Communism existed in Guatemala.

Others were similarly ousted, and the leadership structure became influenced less by Communism, more by a moderate ideology similar to that espoused by the liberal reformist civil rights organizations that existed for African Americans.

During the period of McCarthyism ( 1950 – 1954 ), Humphrey was accused of being " soft on Communism ", despite having been one of the founders of the anti-communist liberal organization Americans for Democratic Action, having been a staunch supporter of the Truman Administration's efforts to combat the growth of the Soviet Union, and having fought Communist political activities in Minnesota and elsewhere.

Upon learning of Diệm's ouster and assassination, Hồ Chí Minh reportedly stated: “ I can scarcely believe the Americans would be so stupid .” The North Vietnamese Politburo was more explicit :“ The consequences of the 1 November coup d ' état will be contrary to the calculations of the U. S. imperialists ... Diệm was one of the strongest individuals resisting the people and Communism.

The 24th came into international press focus in 1961 when its commanding general, Major General Edwin Walker, was removed from command for making " derogatory remarks of a serious nature about certain prominent Americans ... which linked the persons and institutions with Communism and Communist influence ".

Because they wore civilian clothes, the audience did not see them as military test pilots but " mature, middle-class Americans, average in height and visage, family men all ," ready for single combat versus worldwide Communism.

Americans divided over the issues of Communism and atheism, but with the Great Purge, Cultural Revolution and 1956 Hungarian Uprising, many became concerned about the implications of Communism and Atheism.

The development and enrollment of Americans into Catholic schools increased after World War II, Post-war development and Cold War in the battle against anti-religious Communism.

Although Fairbank argued that this would be in the American national interest, many Americans accused the China Hands of selling out an ally and promoting the spread of Communism and Soviet influence.

* Alan Wald, " African Americans, Culture and Communism ( Part 1 ): National Liberation and Socialism ," Against the Current, vol.

* American Communism and Black Americans: A Documentary History, 1919-1929.

* American Communism and Black Americans: A Documentary History, 1930-1934.

* Steven T. Usdin, Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin And Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley, Yale University Press ( October 10, 2005 ), hardcover.

* Podcast interview with author of Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin and Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley Part I Part II

* Steven T. Usdin, Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin And Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley, Yale University Press October 10, 2005, hardcover, ISBN 0-300-10874-5

* Podcast interview with Steven T. Usdin, author of Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin and Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley, Part I, Part II

In the United States, John F. Kennedy, a Keynesian and staunch anti-communist, pushed for social reforms such as civil rights for African Americans and healthcare for the elderly and the poor.

Liberal groups, such as the Americans for Democratic Action, not only distanced themselves from communists and communist causes, but defined themselves as anti-communist.

In January 1965, Hương introduced a series of measures to intensify the anti-communist war effort by expanding military expenditure using aid money and equipment from the Americans, and increasing the size of the armed forces by widening the terms of conscription.

* Americans for Democratic Action, American liberal political advocacy organization

He used these collages to show his rejection of the Harmon Foundation ’ s, the Chicago arts organization, emphasis on the idea that African Americans must reproduce their culture in their art.

The organization was subject to the authority of the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces ( SHAEF ) in Europe and was directed by three Americans during the four years of its existence.

German-American and ethnic Irish nearly lost control of the organization, and feared its goals were going to be lost in the broad-based, democratic egalitarianism promoted by the Americans.

One of the IWW's most important contributions to the labor movement and broader push towards social justice was that, when founded, it was the only American union ( besides the Knights of Labor ) to welcome all workers including women, immigrants, African Americans and Asians into the same organization.

They formed the core of what was envisioned as a " guerrilla amphibious organization of Americans and Chinese operating from coastal waters, lakes and rivers employing small steamboats and sampans.

The many ethnic groups such as Poles, Czechs, Ukrainians, Jews, Italians, and African Americans that began to settle in Chicago in the early 1900s were mostly detached from the political system, due in part to lack of organization which led to underrepresentation in the City Council.

In August 2011, the libertarian Reason Magazine worked with the Rupe organization to survey 1, 200 Americans by telephone.

Yoshinaga-Herzig later moved to New York, where she became a community activist in the 1960s and was a member of Asian Americans for Action ( AAA ), the first Asian-American political organization on the East Coast.

The traditional tribal organization, a defining characteristic of Native Americans as a social unit, became apparent to the non-native communities of the United States and created a mixed stir of emotions.

* In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits any business, government agency, or other organization that provides access to the general public from barring guide dogs.

Many of the networks recruited and controlled by the British and Americans were not perceived by the French as being especially interested in establishing a united or integrated Résistance operation, and the guerrilla groups controlled by the communists were only slightly more engaged by the idea of a Résistance " umbrella " organization.

Besides being the first and largest affordable housing complex specifically available to the Chinatown population Confucius Plaza is also a cultural and institutional landmark, springing forth community organization, Asian Americans for Equality ( AAFE ), one of Chinatown's oldest political / community organizations, founded in 1974.

The Moral Majority was an organization made up of conservative Christian political action committees which campaigned on issues its personnel believed were important to maintaining its Christian conception of moral law, a conception they believed represented the opinions of the majority of Americans ( hence the movement's name ).

The village is the base of operations for the Center for American Archeology, an educational and research organization dedicated to the archeological understanding of the Native Americans and of the European settlers in the region.

* Agency for New Americans, a refugee organization in Boise, Idaho

The National Italian American Foundation ( NIAF )-a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D. C .-works to represent Italian Americans, spread knowledge of the Italian language, foster U. S ./ Italy relations and connect the greater Italian American community.

The organization itself has received praise from congressmen and women to top military officials such as General Wesley Clark, who " applaud its efforts to ensure that all Americans … are treated equally and given the same constitutional rights.

After a succession of Americans as heads of the organization for 16 years, a Filipino from Rizal province, in the person of Brigadier General ( C / Supt.

There was a general aversion to maintaining a standing army among the Americans ; but, on the other hand, the requirements of the war against the British required the discipline and organization of a modern military.

" According to the foreword ( written by Pat Buchanan ) in the most recent edition of Conscience of a Conservative, Buchanan was a member of the Young Americans for Freedom and wrote press releases for that organization.

" GM gave him a Florida Cadillac franchise as a retirement gift, and DeLorean did in fact take over the presidency of The National Alliance of Businessmen, a charitable organization with the mission of employing Americans in need, founded by Lyndon Johnson and Henry Ford.

Nolan was a member of Young Americans for Freedom in 1969 when more than 300 libertarians organized to take control of the organization from conservatives.