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The Red Scare

The Red Scare was a propaganda technique used during a series of US wars to promote fear of communism. This technique was most prominent during World War 2, and was heavily supported by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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How were anti-union feelings related to the red scare?

They both were not for immigrants coming in to the United States.

What was the fear of red scare?

The term Red Scare denotes of strong Anti-Communism in the United States.

What were the causes of the red scare?

... the first "Red Scare was about job and political reform ... The second "Red Scare " was manly locked on communism and how it has i been indoctrinated into American society and political bodys...

Which of this was not a result of red scare?

president harry truman spoke out against witch hunting

How did the second red scare end detailed?

The second red scare ended when Abraham Lincoln decided to get the republic out of war and stand them on their feet. which then cause all the Pokemon to stop evolving which pissed many trainers off and caused them to riot in Pallet Town.

What role did Senator Joseph Mc Carthy play in the Red Scare?

He was a demagog who stirred up fear and anger regarding the Red Menace, and turned it into political capital, for awhile.

What was the red scare and how did its impact effect American life in the 1920s?

some **** happened and then some ***hole ****d everey thing up but i don't know what the **** red has to do with it

What did Americans fear during the red Scare?

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.

How was the red scare different from the Salem witch hunts?

The two big differences are:

1. Salem caused 20 executions. The Red Scare killed no one.

2. There were no witches in Salem but there were real communists in the world during the red scare.

What did Americans see as a solution to the red scare?

the answer wass communism and war. If everyoe fought there would be no one else to be in the red scare

What was the basis for the red scare?

Communists were trying to take over the world.

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What caused the red scare of the 1940's and the 1950's?

The fear that communists outside and inside America were working to destroy American life.

How did the red scare effect the immigrants?

the red scare was the soviets verse the US. The U.S. was in the habit of limiting the numbers of a certain racial groups coming into America when it seemed like there were too many people coming in. the Red scare effected mainly eastern europeans, especially Russians because the Americans were more suspicious so the limited the number of people from that area who could come through.

Who was accused of being a communist by McCarthy during the red scare?

There is a rather large list, but here are a few Hollywood names:

  • Alvah Bessie, screenwriter
  • Herbert Biberman, screenwriter and director

  • Lester Cole, screenwriter

  • Edward Dmytryk, director

  • Ring Lardner Jr., screenwriter

  • John Howard Lawson, screenwriter

  • Albert Maltz, screenwriter

  • Samuel Ornitz, screenwriter

  • Adrian Scott, producer and screenwriter

  • Dalton Trumbo, screenwriter