USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A Red Scare is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States which are referred to by this name.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most well-known red scare was also known as “McCarthyism, ” after the US senator who stirred up anti-communist ideas in the 1940’s. The result of the red scare was that people became afraid of being associated with communists or labeled communists themselves.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Red Scare of 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Origins. The First Red Scare’s immediate cause was the increase in subversive actions of foreign and leftist elements in the United States, especially militant followers of Luigi Galleani, and in the attempts of the U.S. government to quell protest and gain favorable public views of America’s entering World War I.