Red Scare

Another time of extreme insecurity was during the two different communist scares throughout the 20th century. The first was during WWI when violent protests by different groups from the Bolshevik revolution in Russia scared Americans into thinking that communism could take over. Much like how we are so afraid of terrorists today and might treat people from the Middle East differently, Americans during the Red Scare accused nearly everyone of Russian heritage of being a communist. In the 20s various anarchist groups were starting to get recognized and people were constantly pushing the norm. As a result of the fear and oppression of communists, the members in the Communist Party of the United States dropped eighty percent. The second Red Scare was caused by many different events. Soviet oppression in Europe, Iron Curtain, the Berlin Blockade, and an increasing Communist party. Unlike the first Red Scare, Americans in the second were scared to death by the possibility of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. They were also afraid of an overthrowing of the American government and many groups were ostracized. Peoples every day lives were constantly being clouded by this fear of communism.

(ps I was writing this before the Red Scare post now two below mmmeehhh)