The World of American Communism: Ups and Downs 1918–1945

• Authors: Kathleen Geaney
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The presented article offers a brief overview of the history of the American communist movement and, consequently, the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) between ca 1918 and 1945. If focuses on questions connected to the membership base and racial and ethnic issues. Furthermore, it analyses the link between the CPUSA and the communist headquarters in Moscow. The analysis terminates with the year 1945 as post-world history of the CPUSA represents a different story that is beyond the scope of this text.

Keywords

EN

Communist Party of the United States; Communism; USA; Earl Browder

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Journal: West Bohemian Historical Review
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 163-178

Contributors

author

Kathleen Geaney

• Institute of World History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, Nám. J. Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic