White terror began during the French Revolution, when robespierre massacred dissidents and royalists on a large scale. On the other hand, from the period of the Paris Commune, the flag of the revolutionaries was red, while the flag of the government army that slaughtered the revolutionaries was white, hence the name "white terror".
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Under the political wrangling between the two superpowers, 1950, the "cold war" temperature is close to the boiling point, and the global decisive battle between socialism and capitalism seems to be imminent, and the anti-* * public opinion in American politics is also rampant. Senator McCarthy, a hawk in the US Congress, began to exaggerate the "red terror" loudly, pushing the anti-* * movement to a climax and sweeping the whole country at one time.
1April, 953 10, McCarthy (first from left) asked the mayor of Akata, California, Sean Bruno (first from right). Bruno joined the * * * production party at the age of 17, and now he is accused of sympathizing with the * * * producers.
1On July 27th, 953, China, the United States and the DPRK signed the Korean Armistice Agreement in Panmunjom, and the Korean War came to an end. This war not only had an important impact on the pattern of the Far East, but also had a far-reaching impact on American politics and military affairs.
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