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These professors were accused of being communist sympathizers. This resulted in their dismissal from the University of Washington. One of the biggest reasons why this was a big deal was due to the beginning of the Cold War and the start of the second Red Scare.
After World War II, the US and Soviet Union emerged as global superpower. As communism spread throughout Eastern Europe, US citizens were scared that this system would spread to the US. In order to prevent this from happening, institutions all over the country took action against supposed communists, including firing them from their jobs.
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Clarification:
I found the document online.
Answer:
1. This document is a secondary source.
2. It was written in 1954.
3. According to this textbook the "Dark Ages" lasted from 476 to about 1100 C.E.
4. According to this textbook, the "early Middle Ages" were a "Dark Age" because civilization slipped back into semi-barbarism.
5. The similarity between this textbook and the American Cyclopaedia entry is that both texts talk about barbarian supremacy. However, the main difference is that the American Cyclopaedia talks about an education revival.
Explanation:
To complete this exercise, you have to read the document that has the excerpt of the textbook called The Record of Mankind written by Roehm, A., Buske, M., Webster, H. & Wesley, E.
The textbook explains that the <u>chief cause of the semi-barbarism was the lack of a government which could keep order.</u>