[Mugwump]

Okay, for McCarthyism, Google the word "venona". You'll find some surprising info there. Look up the words "glasnost," "detente," and "perestroika."

For background, review the following: Karl Marx, Fredrich Engels, Leon Trotsky (Lev Bronstein), Mao Tse Tung, and Vladimir Lenin. That will give you the basis of understanding communism. You do have a tall order here, and if I were doing it (even in high school), I wonder if 10 pages would be enough... Good luck.

[johnmartineu]

Thanks! With all this stuff, I might need fifteen! Oh well! More points and extra credit!