There are two times in American history where there was a “red scare”. Red scare means The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government. The first period of this red scare was from years 1919-1921. This was caused by a communist takeover in Russia. It had never really stopped after that. It happened again in the 50s. It was used as a label for things such as acts of legislation‚and‚ race riots during the time period. After world war
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The Red Scare and “The Crucible” At the time when “The Crucible” was written‚ the United States and Russia were going through the Red Scare which was a major influence when Miller was writing this play. Miller’s tactic in writing this play was to remind people of how the hysteria of the witch hunts could be dangerously similar to the communist hunts going on in the United States at the time. Using the history from the Salem Witch Trials‚ he wrote a story that was sure to educate people about the
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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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rights in the United States were limited in some ways during World War I‚ mainly because of the government’s attitude toward the war. As stated by President Wilson‚ “American involvement in the World War I as a crusade not for national aggrandizement‚ but to ‘make the world safe for democracy.’” (1) However‚ the democracy in American home land seemed not to be well protected. As one of the most controversial law in the American history‚ The Espionage Act of 1917 “prohibited not only spying and interfering
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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. To start with‚ the USSR‚ which controlled East Germany‚ attempted to drive U
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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 believed that the Communist uprising would begin in Hollywood because of the influential power of motion pictures on the American people. Directors‚ writers‚ producers‚ and actors could easily
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The Red Scare (1919-1920) Thesis Statement: Did you know The “Red Scare” refers to the time where the fear of radicalism (especially Bolshevism)large number of strikes and bombings resulted in street violence and government crackdowns on suspected radicals. Describing The Red Scare: The majority of Americans condoned these actions during the Red Scare Laws were eventually passed that made the Socialist Party an illegal organization and barred its candidates from becoming candidates in elections
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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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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 scared of the communists especially as they had overthrown the
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Red Scare The Red Scare of 1919 was the first of two major periods in American History when fear of radicalism culminated in the persecution and deportation of Americans thought to be radicals (communists‚ anarchists‚ or socialists). An unprecedented event‚ the Red Scare of 1919 exhibits how popular suppression and fear of radicalism can have disastrous consequences. The causes of the Red Scare are numerous and varied‚ however‚ one of the most important factors that contributed to the scare was
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