The John Birch society

Abstract

This paper aims at presenting the John Birch Society with a special focus of their fight against Communism in the 50s-60s. It will try to answer to many questions such as: Why was an organization like the JBS created? What kind of anti-Communism was the Birch Society was designed to promulgate? What was its aim in doing so? What makes this organization unique? And finally, how could it have been useful to Conservatism and politics?