Essay On The Red Scare

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The Red Scare After World War I, the "Red Scare" had a huge effect of anti-communism that swept over the nation and resulted in a limitation of civil rights. There was a fear America had of communism, socialism, anarchy, immigration, all which developed into the Red Scare. When the war started, many Americans were against it, but as soon as the United States introduced propaganda, the rise in nationalism and patriotism began. The Soviet Union increased the fears of communism and effected the establishment in the US. It gave the Americans cause to limit it and make sure that it does not occur in America. After the downfall of the Soviet Union in 1991, American leaders finally announced that the Cold War was over and the United States had won. "The United States became the top state in the world, and until now, there is no country,…show more content…
"Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer believed there was going to be a violent revolution. He led the government's anti-communist battle known as the Palmer raids" ("Roaring Twenties"). In 1917, a law passed by the US congress called Espionage Act, which was the limitation of free speech. This law was basically used to jail a person if they protested the war. People could not express their views, and civil rights were ignored. These laws were served to give government control over the suspected anti-war organizations. This was the time when "Reds", or communists, were seen as fearful people. Innocent immigrants were seen as a threat in America and were put in prison. Americans did not know who to trust anymore. People were dying due to false accusations of innocent people being Russian spies. "Germany and Hungary's communist movements were failing, which reduced the worldwide threat of communism"(Schwartz, Richard A.). The expectations of the revolutionary threat and the defeat of capitalism was not coming to realization. Although the Red Scare ended just as quickly as it began, it changed the lives of the
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