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Americans were very worried about the threat of Communism in the 1950s. This fear was so prevalent at the time that the 1950s are often called the time of the "Red Scare."
they feared that if communism spread it would continue to spread and possibly start another world war
American's feared communism for how it could change their lifestyles and Lenin had the ability to bring communism to America with Russia's army.
The United states confronted Communism in East Asia after the Korean War with fear that communism would be intertwined to other countries. They entered the Korean Conflict shortly after world war 2.
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communism
Americans were very worried about the threat of Communism in the 1950s. This fear was so prevalent at the time that the 1950s are often called the time of the "Red Scare."
They feared the spread of Communism
The fear of communism influencing Americans.
they feared that if communism spread it would continue to spread and possibly start another world war
Americans showed the fear of communism thorough the McCarthy trials. The trials tried many innocent people for fear they supported communism. Students practiced duck and cover drills in case of raids.
It began during World War 2.
It began during World War 2.
because they were shocked that the communists hadtaken-overchina and fueling a fear that communism would spread around the world.
During the Red Scare, the Americans feared the spread of communism (red was the colour of the flag of the communist Soviet Union and the communist emblem known as the red star). There were two Red Scares in U.S.A.: 1) 1919-1920: Fear of socialist revolution and political radicalism (red is a symbol of radical ideology). 2) 1947-1957: Fear of national and foreign communism influencing American society and/or infiltrating the federal government.