What was the fear of communism in America called?

Answer 1

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic(Russian: Росси́йская Сове́тская Федерати́вная Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика (РСФСР), transliterated as Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [RSFSR]), also called the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Russian SFSR, and the RSFSR for short, was the largest and most populous of the fifteen Soviet republics of the Soviet Union.

It became the Russian Federation on the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was by far the largest sub-national entity in the world by area and second in population after the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The capital was Moscow, which also served as the capital of the Soviet Union.

Answer 2

The Cold War began as World War II was ending, in 1945. Some American leaders truly believed that the power and ambitions of the Soviet Union were a threat to our national security. But others saw this as a good political issue, and exploited it to gain votes. The issue would be championed by conservative Republicans, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, and the ability to be "tough on Communism" was sold to a fearful public.

This was not an entirely new development. In fact, since the late 1930s, Americans had been told by conservative columnists and commentators like Fulton Lewis Jr. that they should be fearful of Communists, who were often conflated with "left-wing" groups. This attitude gradually led to conservative politicians from both political parties claiming that the government and the media were being infiltrated by Communists. After the war, this drumbeat escalated, and by the late 1940s, Americans were reading about the evils of Communism in most major newspapers and magazines, and listening on radio (and watching on the new medium of television) as narrators explained how our freedoms, peace, and security could be destroyed by Communism. School children had A-Bomb Drills as well as fire drills at school. The government encouraged Americans to establish bomb shelters in their back yards, and President Truman was one of many leaders to ask for loyalty oaths from government employees.

While it may indeed be true that some people had Communist sympathies, many historians today doubt there was as much of a threat as certain political figures claimed. But at the time, it was very easy to manipulate public sentiment and demonize groups regarded as insufficiently patriotic.

Answer 3

One way was the extreme religiosity that evidenced itself in the country by inserting " one nation under god " into the pledge of alliance and miking " In God We Trust " the official motto of the United States.

Answer 4

that they would lose their money power and wealth but this lead to them on the edge of destruction

Answer 5

because American feared that the communist would take over the state.

Answer 6

the red scare

Answer 7

The Red Scare