Which war, after World War ll, included a campaign to combat communism?
Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).
 Historians do not fully agree on the dates, but a common timeframe is the period between 1947, the year the Truman Doctrine (a U.S. foreign policy pledging to aid nations threatened by Soviet expansionism) was announced, and 1991, the year the Soviet Union collapsed.
Operation Speedy Express
Operation Speedy Express was a controversial United States military operation of the Vietnam War conducted in the Mekong Delta provinces Kiến Hòa and Vĩnh Bình.
 The operation, led by Julian J. Ewell, was part of a US military "pacification" efforts against the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Viet Cong).
 The US military sought to interdict lines of NLF communication and deny them the use of base areas by using brutal repression and counterinsurgency tactics.
 The broader context of the campaign was the effort to combat communism, under the Cold War-era Domino Theory.
Sweet Tooth (novel)
Sweet Tooth is a novel by the English writer Ian McEwan, published on 21 August 2012.
 It deals with the experiences of its protagonist, Serena Frome, during the early 1970s.
 After graduating from Cambridge she is recruited by MI5, and becomes involved in a covert program to combat communism by infiltrating the intellectual world.
 When she becomes romantically involved with her mark, complications ensue. USS Tolovana (AO-64)
USS "Tolovana" (AO-64) was a "Cimarron"-class fleet oiler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II.
 She served her country primarily in the Pacific Ocean Theatre of Operations, and provided petroleum products where needed to combat ships.
 For performing this dangerous task in combat areas, she was awarded one battle star during World War II, two during the Korean War, and thirteen campaign stars and the Navy Unit Commendation during the Vietnam War. General Quarters (rules)
General Quarters is a set of naval wargaming rules written by Lonnie Gill.
 Quick and easy to play they have become one of the most popular series of World War I and World War II era naval rules (they topped the poll of popular wargames rules amongst the Naval Wargames Society.
 There are currently three versions available.
 GQ1 covered World War II and used a d6 based system.
 GQ2 expanded coverage to World War I whilst also introducing new rules for World War II games; it also introduced a revised combat system that used a d10 in addition to d6.
 GQ3 was a complete revision published in 2006.
 A revised World War I version was announced for release in September 2007, and published as Fleet Action Imminent .
There are a number of campaign supplements for GQ3.
 First is The Solomons Campaign about the World War II Guadalcanal battles.
 Next is Sudden Storm a hypothetical campaign dealing with a war, between Japan and the US in 1937.
 A surprisingly possible occurrence, and one that yields a lot of big gun battles as the US fights its way back across the Pacific to the Philippines.
 All in a very smooth and playable format. Ray A. Robinson
General Ray Albert Robinson (June 1, 1896 – March 26, 1976) was a United States Marine Corps general who served in the Corps more than 40 years.
 His long and colorful career included service in France during the First World War (as Aide-de-Camp to Smedley D. Butler), action at Guam and Iwo Jima in World War II, sea duty, and China service between World Wars.
 He also served in 1929 as Officer in Charge of the Marine Detachment which built President Herbert Hoover's Rapidan Camp mountain retreat near Criglersville, Virginia.
 Robinson twice earned the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" during World War II — the first for outstanding service in July and August 1944, as Chief of Staff of the 3d Marine Division during the planning and execution of the recapture of Guam; and the second for outstanding service from October 1944 to March 1945, as Chief of Staff of the 5th Marine Division during the preparation and combat phases of the Iwo Jima campaign. Women in war
The experiences of women in war have been diverse.
 Historically women have played a major role on the homefront.
 By the 18th century, some women accompanied armies assigned combat missions, usually handling roles such as cooking and laundry.
 Nursing became a major role starting in the middle 19th century.
 The main role in World War I (1914-1918) was employment in munitions factories, farming, and other roles to replace men drafted for the army.
 Women played an important role in making the system of food rationing work.
 World War II (1939-1945) marked a decisive turning point, With millions of women handling important homefront roles, such as working in munitions factories and otherwise replacing drafted men.
 Volunteer roles expanded.
 The most romantic new change was millions of women in regular military units.
 Typically they handled clerical roles so that men could be released for combat.
 Some women (especially in the Soviet Union, Germany, and Britain) were assigned limited combat roles, especially in anti-aircraft units, where they shot down enemy bombers while at the same time being safe from capture.
 Underground and resistance movements made extensive use of women in support roles.
 Reaction set in after 1945, and the roles allowed to women was sharply reduced in all major armies.
 Restarting in the 1970s, women played an increasing role in the military of major nations, including by 2005 roles as combat pilots.
 The new combat roles were highly controversial, raising issues of gender identity not just for the women, but for the male soldiers whose masculinity seemed to be problematic if women can do the same job. United States in the 1950s
The United States in the 1950s experienced marked economic growth – with an increase in manufacturing and home construction amongst a post–World War II economic expansion.
 The Cold War and its associated conflicts helped create a politically conservative climate in the country, as the quasi-confrontation intensified throughout the entire decade.
 Fear of communism caused public Congressional hearings in both houses of Congress while anti-communism was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the period.
 Conformity and conservatism characterized the social norms of the time.
 Accordingly, the 1950s in the United States are generally considered both socially conservative and highly materialistic in nature.
 The 1950s are noted in United States history as a time of compliance, conformity and also, to a lesser extent, of rebellion.
 Major U.S. events during the decade included: the Korean War (1950–1953); the 1952 election of Second World War hero and retired Army General (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower as President and his subsequent re-election in 1956; the Red Scare and anti-communist concerns of the McCarthy-era; and the U.S. reaction to the 1957 launch by the Soviet Union of the Sputnik satellite, a major milestone in the Cold War. József Mindszenty
József Cardinal Mindszenty [jo:ʒɛf mindsɛnti] (29 March 18926 May 1975) was the Prince Primate, Archbishop of Esztergom, cardinal, and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary from 2 October 1945 to 18 December 1973.
 According to Encyclopædia Britannica, for five decades "he personified uncompromising opposition to fascism and communism in Hungary".
 During World War II, he was imprisoned by the pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Party.
 After the war, he opposed communism and the communist persecution in his country.
 As a result, he was tortured and given a life sentence in a 1949 show trial that generated worldwide condemnation, including a United Nations resolution.
 After eight years in prison, he was freed in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and granted political asylum by the United States embassy in Budapest, where Mindszenty lived for the next fifteen years.
 He was finally allowed to leave the country in 1971.
 He died in exile in 1975 in Vienna, Austria. USS Taluga (AO-62)
USS "Taluga" (AO-62) was a "Cimarron"-class fleet oiler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II.
 She served her country primarily in the Pacific Ocean Theatre of Operations, and provided petroleum products where needed to combat ships.
 For performing this dangerous task in combat areas, she was awarded four battle stars during World War II, four during the Korean War, and six campaign stars during the Vietnam War.