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Socialist Party of America (view source)
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==Downfall and Dissolution==
==Downfall and Dissolution==
Due to the varied political views of members of the party, there was a schism during the Russian Revolution. The right-wing members condemned the Revolution, and expelled over 20,000 members who were sympathetic with [[Russia]]. Because of the so-called "Red Scare," many Americans stopped subscribing to the left-wing socialist newsletters.
Due to the varied political views of members of the party, there was a schism during the Russian Revolution. The right-wing members condemned the Revolution, and expelled over 20,000 members who were sympathetic with [[Russia]]. Because of the so-called "Red Scare," many Americans stopped subscribing to the left-wing socialist newsletters.
After [[Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt|FDR]]'s [[New Deal]] legislation was enacted, the leaders of the Socialist Party called for many of its members to vote for the [[Democrats]]. Between this and the rising tide of [[Joseph_McCarthy|McCarthyism]], the Party's membership dropped to 2,000.
==Reorganization==
A minority faction of the Socialist Party of America, Socialist Party USA, came into being in 1973. They have yet to achieve any seats in federal government.
==External Links==
*[http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html Democratic Socialists of America]
*[http://www.sp-usa.org/ Socialist Party USA]
*[http://www.thesocialistparty.net/ Recently reorganized Socialist Party of America]
*[http://www.marxists.org/history/usa/eam/spa/socialistparty.html Detailed history of the Party]
==Notes and References==
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