The Red Scare was at the height of its nascence during the 1920s‚ Due to the Bolshevik Revolution and the ending of WWI‚ Russia was now more communist than ever. Many Americans were now gripped with paranoia as anarchist bombings occurred. This paranoia led to the case of Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927. During this time‚ innocent people were jailed for expressing their views‚ civil liberties were ignored‚ and many Americans feared that a Bolshevik-style revolution was at hand. The reason behind the
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the war between the Soviet Union and America continued throughout the 1940’s and early 1950’s‚ panic over the alleged threat of communism began to take over America and later became known as the Red Scare‚ since the Soviet Union was known as the reds for their allegiance to the Soviet flag. The Red Scare would have brought about a chain of events that would significantly influence the US government and society. Three major events in 1948 and 1949 brought the American fear of Communism to a fever pitch
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As World War II came to a close in 1945‚ the Communist Party in America was beginning to simmer away. The government was worried that a Communist takeover in America would soon begin. They believed that these far-left ideas would destroy traditional American values. The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was founded in 1938. Its original purpose was to find Nazi and Fascist sympathizers in Hollywood. After the war was over‚ the committee began targeting Communists. The government
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Case Study - Tylenol In the fall of 1982‚ after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol laced with cyanide‚ seven people were pronounced dead. Mary Kellerman 12 years old from Elk Grove‚ Illinois‚ Adam Janus 27 years old from Arlington Heights‚ Illinois‚ Adam’s brother Stanley‚ 25‚ and his wife Theresa‚ 19‚ Mary Reiner‚ 27‚ from Winfield‚ Paula Prince‚ 35‚ found dead in her Chicago apartment‚ and Mary McFarland‚ 31‚ from Elmhurst‚ Illinois were all killed after taking the cyanide-laced Tylenol. The causes
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1920’s Study Guide RISE OF NATIVISM 1. Red Scare ➢ Eugene Debs -Socialist leader -Imprisoned ➢ Palmer Raids -US Attorney General Mitchell Palmer -Hunted down communists‚ socialists‚ and anarchists (People who opposed any form of gov’t) -Many foreigners deported -Trampled civil rights ➢ Mail Bombings -Many bombs were mailed to gov’t and business leaders -Public became fearful of Communism taking over -Led to Palmer Raids ➢ Sacco & Vanzetti -Italian immigrants and anarchists -Arrested
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McCarthyism and The Red Scare Have you ever had that moment in your life when you thought to yourself‚ “Why would he do that‚ or why would that happen?” Well‚ that is just what many people thought about McCartyism and the Red scare after that time period had passed. The Red Scare was a point in time when many Americans believed that the uprising of communism would be among them. These waves of the Red Scare happened twice‚ once after World War One‚ and the second time‚ which was more significant
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The Second Red Scare As World War II was ending‚ a fear-driven movement known as the Second Red Scare began to spread across the United States. Americans feared that the Soviet Union hoped to spread communism all over the world‚ overthrowing both democratic and capitalist institutions as it went. Communism was‚ in theory‚ an expansionist ideology‚ spread through revolution. It suggested that the working class would overthrow the middle and upper classes. With the Soviet Union occupying much of Eastern
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is diagnosed with other intervertebral disc displacement‚ low back pain‚ and chronic pain syndrome. Per history of present illness‚ the patient started acupuncture on 1/5/16. Patient had resumed ibuprofen over-the-counter to control his back pain. Tylenol was ineffective for the patient. He is not able to take any narcotics or stronger NSAIDs due to stomach issues and also intolerance to opiods. Patient states his back pain remains constant and throbbing on a 4/10 pain scale with noted radiation to
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Chicago tylenol Murders Events In the event of the Chicago Tylenol Murders several lives were taken by mysterious cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules in different Chicago areas. It all started when 12 year old Mary Kellerman woke up feeling sick‚ like normal her parents kept her home from school and gave her Tylenol to ease the pain. Instead of easing her pain she ended up dead on the floor of her bathroom‚ her father found her. That same day in a totally different area of Chicago‚ a
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The KKK dominated the South and those who did not fit in found that they were facing the full force of the law. Those who supported un-American political beliefs‚ such as communism‚ were suspects for all sorts of misdemeanors. The so-called "Red Scare" refers to the fear of communism in the USA during the 1920’s. It is said that there were over 150‚000 anarchists or communists in USA in 1920 alone and this represented only 0.1% of the overall population of the USA. However many Americans were
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