Well in America and most of the world people feared the idea of a "Common Man" a person who works together without gaining money etc.. the entire idea of communism was completely against what most people followed so they were afraid of what they didn't know. Also in Russia when the communists took control, the US and Great Britain both sent troops to Russia to fight the communists (Russian Civil War) but the communists ended up taking control, this move by the west made most Soviets angry and untrusting of the West.
Red Scare.
It began during World War 2.
It began during World War 2.
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It was the fear that communism would envelope the world.
The fear of foreigners was part of the return to normalcy.
Red scare heightened suspicion of Communists and other radicals, and the fear of widespread infiltration of Communists in U.S. government.
Russia went communist during WWI. After the Great War, there was a fear that Communism would sweep the world. It did not happen of course, but, people feared the spread of Communism after the War ended in Nov. 11, 1918.
The Red scare was the fear of the spread of communism during the cold war.
Fear of communism