The West had long been paranoid about communism and its internationalist agenda. In its early years, the Comintern provided training and material support to individuals and groups around the world, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh.Ī Soviet image of Lenin ‘cleaning the world’, a clear sign of communism’s global ambitions The Comintern was attended by delegates from communist parties in dozens of countries, including Western nations like the United States, Great Britain and Australia. The Comintern’s main objective was to foster and support communist movements in other nations, in order to facilitate the spread of communism. In March 1919, Moscow established the Communist International, or Comintern, a committee of Russian and foreign delegates. The new Soviet government actively promoted communism abroad. After the Russian Revolution, Lenin believed communism would inspire similar revolutions in Germany, France and other European nations.
It would transcend borders, nationalities, patriotism and language barriers.
6 Domino Theory advocates Theory of international revolutionĪdherents of the Domino Theory pointed to the writings of Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin, who called for “international revolution”.Ĭommunism, Lenin said, was a movement based on class, rather than nationality or race.
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