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| | COMMUNIST PARTY, in the United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | The first Communist parties in the United States were founded in 1919 by dissident factions of the Socialist party. |
 | | In May, 1921, under strong pressure from the Third (Communist) International, or Comintern, the Communist groups in the United States were united as the Communist Party of America. |
 | | The sensational confessions of former Communists, such as Whittaker Chambers, and increasing evidence of Communist espionage led to highly publicized investigations by Congress (especially by the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Senate Subcommittee on Government Operations), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and federal grand juries. |
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