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communism

[kom-yuh-niz-uhm] / ˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm /


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Before the fall of Communism and German unification, West Germany had a saying: “Bonn ist nicht Weimar.”

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Their deaths sparked the largest protests in Slovakia since the fall of Communism, leading to the resignation of the government of Robert Fico, although the nationalist prime minister returned to power in 2023.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

As Communism was ending, U.S. brands moved in to satisfy Russians eager for a taste of the American lifestyle—such as with the first McDonald’s restaurant, which opened on Moscow’s Pushkin Square in 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

That began to change after the fall of Communism.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

American leaders fervently believed in the “domino theory”: if one country became Communist, the country next to it would fall to Communism, then the next, like a row of dominoes, rapidly knocking each other over.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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