Identifier	Thesis 2434
Author	Temchin, Matthew H., 1988-
Title	Speak No Evil : The Sanitization of the Soviet Union by American Progressives
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2014
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	Shortly after World War I, American Progressives quickly developed a fondness for all things Soviet, and assumed a dominant role in explaining, promoting and advancing the Bolshevik cause. They were often prominent and well known, and included journalists, authors, film industry professionals and American politicians. These often intellectual and prominently situated individuals repeatedly minimized the horrors of the Soviet regime believing that the eventual success of the Soviet experiment was worth overlooking some temporary acts of brutality. During the time period after World War I and before the end of World War II, Progressives were successfully able to distort much of the news coming out of the Soviet Union in order to influence and sway public opinion, as well as policy, within the Roosevelt Administration regarding the Soviet regime. The major aim of this study was to evaluate the extent and success of the American Progressive movement in forming United States governmental policy in relation to the Soviet Union. Research in this topic was conducted by examining original documents and government papers, newspaper and other publications, books and movies produced during this time period and other scholarly works and articles. This study demonstrates that the Progressive Movement had a major impact on the formation of American policy towards the Soviet Union and its leaders, greatly affected American-Soviet relations and set the stage for the critical alliances of World War II and post-war agreements.
Notes	"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in History."; Thesis advisor: M.B.B. Biskupski.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2014.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-53).
Subject	Progressivism (United States politics) Soviet Union.
Department	Department of History
Advisor	Biskupski, Mieczysław B
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Software	System requirements: PC and World Wide Web browser.
Language	eng
OCLC number	898608003
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