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    Causes Of Red Scare

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    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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    They created the Prohibition Act‚ which prohibited in the sale‚ manufacturing‚ and drinking of alcohol. Bootlegging and illegal selling of the substance sprung up‚ however‚ and the plan of quitting cold turkey failed. With the arrival of the Red Scare‚ racism and discrimination against immigrants escalated and Americans forgot the ideas that were set up on equality. New immigration laws were put into action‚ restricting 3% of the immigrants to enter the country based on people of the same race/nationality

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    Analysis of The Wonders of the Invisible World In this primary document‚ Cotton Mather‚ a Puritan theologian‚ writes about his fears of losing the entire country to the devil and his minions as the Christian religion‚ in his mind‚ is being slowly eradicated from the entire country due to witchcraft. In 1693 Cotton Mather wrote a literary piece called The Wonders of the Invisible World a year after questionable events in defense of the persecutions of those accused and convicted in Salem for witchcraft

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    misguided or extreme and his actions were certainly extreme‚ he does seem to be a person who loved‚ supported and was trying to defend his country; he also definitely regarded himself as a defender of rights. He was against communism and because of the Red Scare‚ the majority of the country was as well. People agreed with and supported his way of being sure that there were not communists within the federal government. Unfortunately‚ they didn’t realize how extreme his measures would be to figure out and

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    relations). There were more emphasis on family and the wages went up to 45%. But this was only the White Americans who enjoyed. 3. Men were expected to drink 2 cups of Martinese a day and because of WWII‚ Korean war‚ Great Depression and the Red Scare‚ they had the desire to look like everybody else (blue suit‚ white collar). Women’s “prettiest secretary” role became famous. Women worked in factories but now wore dresses instead of jumpsuit. There were no female managers though (limited jobs)

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    Mccarthyism Red Scare

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    families. It threw innocent people into a whirlwind of mass confusion and fictional portrayals of their lives. McCarthyism spawned for the country’s new found terror of Communism known as the red scare. McCarthyism was an extreme version of the red scare‚ a scare whose ends did not justify the means. The Red Scare happened twice in the history of this great country. When the communist took over Russia in 1919‚ the American people were unnerved. They were afraid of a communist take over in the states

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    arrested without warrants because of some imaginary “worldwide communist conspiracy.” The Palmer Raids were parts of the Red Scare. In 1919 and 1920‚ led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer‚ federal agents “raided the office of radical and labor organizations throughout the country.” (4) The main targets of these acts were socialists and immigrant labor organizations. The Red Scare ended quickly as Palmer took criticism from Congress and public‚ however‚ the damage to the labor unions was repairable

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    Causes Of The Red Scare

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    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

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    Causes Of The Red Scare

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    Communism offered a scapegoat for the confusion‚ fear‚ and insecurity Americans felt after World War II. The Red Scare may have incited paranoia and unease in the American government and people‚ but it also consolidated all of their concerns onto a single rival. This unification also unified the American people‚ under a common suspicion. “Consensus mentality offered

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