The Red Scare
The First Red scare in America occurred between 1918 and 1921, right after World War I and it was this idea that Communism was inside of America.
The second Red Scare took place in the 1950s after World War II and is the one most discussed about when discussing the Red Scare.
However, the first Red Scare tends to be overshadowed by the beginning of the Roaring 20s.
But was their justification for this?
Perhaps and it was possibly used for selfish purposes.
There was a lot going on overseas that definitely affected the growth of the Red Scare in America.
The Bolshevik Revolution occurred between October and November 1917 and then the Russian Civil War occurred between 1918 and 1920.
Vladmir Lenin is calling for revolution throughout the world and there is attempted revolution throughout the world.
The Red Scare contributes to the growth of the Ku Klux Klan and at it's height has about 2 million members.
There was a lot of intolerance throughout the country and it became kind of like a witch-hunt. People were searching for those who were Communist and there was a lot of paranoia throughout the nation.
The FBI emerged out of this period and American Civil liberties Union really took hold in America during this time as well.
The accepted Historical narrative about this Red Scare is that there is no accepted Historical narrative for this time period. It's not something is taught and the fact is that is overshadowed by other events of the roaring 20s.
I truly believe after a time of great triumph, there comes a period of hardship. During this time, America had just gotten out of World War I victorious and then afterward there was a lot of problems that began emerging. I feel like during those periods of high nationlism and then a low point is where people start looking for someone to blame or point the finger to. I believe that during this time, Communists unfortunately were the ones that people were pointing the finger to. They were blaming the Communists for the hardships that America was entering during this time and it was due to this that I believe began the Red Scare in America for the first time.
The second Red Scare took place in the 1950s after World War II and is the one most discussed about when discussing the Red Scare.
However, the first Red Scare tends to be overshadowed by the beginning of the Roaring 20s.
But was their justification for this?
Perhaps and it was possibly used for selfish purposes.
There was a lot going on overseas that definitely affected the growth of the Red Scare in America.
The Bolshevik Revolution occurred between October and November 1917 and then the Russian Civil War occurred between 1918 and 1920.
Vladmir Lenin is calling for revolution throughout the world and there is attempted revolution throughout the world.
The Red Scare contributes to the growth of the Ku Klux Klan and at it's height has about 2 million members.
There was a lot of intolerance throughout the country and it became kind of like a witch-hunt. People were searching for those who were Communist and there was a lot of paranoia throughout the nation.
The FBI emerged out of this period and American Civil liberties Union really took hold in America during this time as well.
The accepted Historical narrative about this Red Scare is that there is no accepted Historical narrative for this time period. It's not something is taught and the fact is that is overshadowed by other events of the roaring 20s.
I truly believe after a time of great triumph, there comes a period of hardship. During this time, America had just gotten out of World War I victorious and then afterward there was a lot of problems that began emerging. I feel like during those periods of high nationlism and then a low point is where people start looking for someone to blame or point the finger to. I believe that during this time, Communists unfortunately were the ones that people were pointing the finger to. They were blaming the Communists for the hardships that America was entering during this time and it was due to this that I believe began the Red Scare in America for the first time.
Now why - I truly believe after a time of great triumph, there comes a period of hardship.- if you are going to make a statement like this you better back it up.
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