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The First and Second Red Scare of the United States paved the way for a long standing fear of communism and proved to be one of America’s largest periods of mass hysteria. Throughout the years authors and analysts have studied and formed expository albeit argumentative books and articles in an attempt to further understand this period of time; the mindset held during this period however is shown to be completely different compared to now.

The first red scare of the united states paved the way for a long lasting fear of communism and proved to be one of america's longest lasting period of hysteria (Shield52710Cane. | Bartleby. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2017.)The “ Red Scare” is similar to the salem witch trials in a sense that many people were only being accused of being an anarchist without any actual proof, it was just one person's words against another person's words.This was a theme that dominated America during the 1920s. During this era many Americans were fearful of expressing views that were not in sync with the government’s perspective if they attempted to the capitol creates methods that inhibit the citizens ability to voice any opposing views. Most of the time, when controversial opinions were spoken, the punishments put in place were not worthy of the crime, and often time the person being accused would be

In times of fear, people look to leaders, find people to blame, and resort to panic. The Second Red Scare is a prime example of this. During the Second Red Scare many people were falsely and absurdly accused of communism. Take, for example, Annie Lee Moss. A trial was held against her to see if she was a communist, even though she worked in communication at the Pentagon. Being accused of communism had the power to ruin one’s life–no one would want to associate with him, have a relationship with him, or even work with him. Many people caused the Second Red Scare, one of the most prominent figures being Joseph McCarthy, former US senator. He had lists upon lists of alleged communists. An underlying cause of the Second Red Scare would be the

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”- H. P. Lovecraft. In the 1900’s, fear drove America. The Red Scare was a time when Americans were afraid of the threat of Communism. In the Sacco and Vanzetti case, two Italian anarchists were convicted of crimes which they were clearly innocent of. The Ku Klux Klan attempted to keep African-Americans out of positions of power and for brief time was successful. The Red Scare, Sacco Vanzetti case and the rise of the KKK all are example of how American’s fear the unknown and what we don’t understand.

In the middle of the 20th Century, the threat of Soviet Union attacks left the United States in constant fear. The American people were anxious at the thought of another war, seeing as though the second world war had ended only a little over a decade earlier. The government leaders were determined to eliminate the spread of communism in the United States. By attempting to do so, the government undermined the the American people’s trust by creating unnecessary terror and mild disruption of the economy. NewsELA says, “The Red Scares were fears when government officials and other groups promoted a fear of communism in the United States, which would overthrow capitalism and democracy” (NewsELA). The Red Scares spread fear throughout the United States which led to the prosecution of prominent members of society based on unproven rumors and caused many honest politicians and members of middle-class society to lose their positions at their places of business and in their

During the 50s, at the peak of the Red Scare and McCarthyism, Edward Murrow spoke out against the anti-communist hysteria claiming “no one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices”. The scare generated by U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy who made false claims on communists occupying the U.S. State Department, sparked communist fears across the nation. McCarthy’s accusations also led to excessive ‘witch-hunts’ where innocent people were accused of being affiliated with communists. In most situations, like the Red Scare, hysteria is fueled by fear, where fear is initiated by a group of people, or sometimes a sole person. However, Murrow emphasizes that hysteria is also fueled by the vulnerability and helplessness of the people who come in contact with fear. When people without power

There are many conflicts in which the US has been involved that showcase how fear has made an impact on our nation as a whole. War on terror is one of the biggest examples of using conflict to inflict fear on someone. The headlines following the 9/11 threat caused our nation to panic with fear. Propaganda during WWII was also used as a fear tactic to clearly demonstrate the enemy. The civil rights movement contained many acts of violence in order to prove a point. Along with this violence was fear tactics made to show what African Americans suffered in order to become an equal part of society. Statues and other pieces of art were made to help us remember as well as fear defiance. The holocaust, during WWII was a complete devastation for the Jews. Anne Frank’s

Following World War II, the spread of communism was an ever-growing threat that pulled countries behind “the iron curtain”, as many world leaders stated. Although the war had ended in 1945, tensions between the East and the West remained intact as the Soviet Union’s presence and possession of nuclear weapons continued to grow. Throughout America, the fear of nuclear war swept across households; concurrently, nationalist and Christian sentiments fueled the desire to not only keep communism out of America, but to keep other countries from falling to it as well. However, hysteria grew immensely in size not just because of the fear that communists would take over, but also because of the fear that the communists had already infiltrated the system.

II BACKGROUND:- Throughout the period of Cold War with the Soviet Union from the late 1940s through 1950s, the fear of communism, also known as the Red Scare, affected the politics, civilization, and culture of the society. (What is the Red Scare). In a like manner, the Second Red Scare is the Soviet domination of Eastern and Central Europe and the Communist taking over China which petrified the American public. This fueled a fear that communism would expand around the world and invade the government. Consequently, this phobia of Communism escalated when Mao Zedong started to control China.

A.The Red Scare The US as the most powerful capitalist country in the world always has been scared by communism and anarchism and people were and are still today conditioned by the media or the political parties to say no to those idea. The Red Scare is the spreading of the fear of the rise of communism and anarchism ideas by pro-capitalist politicians. During the 1920’s a Red Scare spread quickly throughout the US because of the Russian revolution that happened in march 1917 and turns Russia into a communist country. Before, the US weren’t that preoccupied by the rise of communism in Europe because it only concerned small countries. Propaganda spreading anti-Communism and anarchism messages begins shortly after the russian revolution.

Early in the 1990 Russia and Red China were on a mission to build up their armies to be the best in the world. Both counties wear communist counties this made the United States fearful that they were trying to spread. Communism throughout the world the United States government and other official became very fearful and resentful toward anyone from Russia or China. Many Chinese and Russian professors working at major universities lost their jobs, they could not gather together without interference and they were spied upon. There Russian and Chinese citizen now had their civil rights violated. This jean became known as the Red Scare. The government influenced public opinions that made the United States citizens see Russia and China as our enemies.

In the early 1920’s, fear of communism gripped the United States. Rumors spread with wildfire that Russia and China were attempting to take over the world and spread communism throughout. The actions of a few people caused widespread fear and hatred of the larger groups that came here from Russia and China. This fear became known as the Red Scare. Of course it was Communism and with 9/11 it was Muslims and basically all Middle Easterners.

The article “The Culture of Fear Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things” by Barry Glassner describes the problems of the American news media. The issues presented in this article is the fear business by news media to present problems to rile up average Americans. Fear in this article is meant to describe how we feel about diseases and crime based on the news we receive. The disease aspect of the article is interesting because it accurately describes the health scares that occur more and more frequently as stated,” Besides worrying disproportionately about legitimate ailments and prematurely about would-be diseases, we continue to fret already refuted dangers” (Xii). News media continue to place spotlight on very rare diseases and freak

Fear is the greatest motivator of all of human history. It compels us to greatness, or drives us to acts of terrible monstrosity. Hitler’s genocide of the Jewish people,

In the early 1920s’ America, threats of communism were everywhere. With the recent overthrow of the Russian ruler, panic started to set in. Americans were scared of this because the Communists showed how powerful they really were. Even though World War I in Germany ended, a new war started, turning in a new direction. It became a war against “... anything un-American - which in 1919 meant radical or red” (Palmer Raids). A communist party formed in the United States, reaching a peak of seventy thousand members. Almost immediately after the government found out about this, the Committee of Public Information started pouring out propaganda promoting the American way of democracy. This sparked the beginning of the Red Scare. Being a scary moment in American history, Alexander Mitchell Palmer tried to take matters into his own hands by killing and deporting thousands of Americans.