Category:Red Scare
Articles relating to the Red Scare, 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. The First Red Scare, which occurred immediately after World War I, revolved around a perceived threat from the American labor movement, anarchist revolution, and political radicalism. The Second Red Scare, commonly referred to as McCarthyism, which occurred immediately after World War II, was preoccupied with the perception that national or foreign communists were infiltrating or subverting American society and the federal government. The name refers to the red flag as a common symbol of communism.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- Red Summer (49 P)
Pages in category "Red Scare"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Aftermath of World War II in the United States
- Anti-communism
- Anti-communism in the United States
- China–United States relations
- Communism in the United States
- Conspiracy theories involving communism
- Far-left politics in the United States
- History of the Communist Party USA
- History of the Industrial Workers of the World
- History of the Socialist Party of America
- Political and cultural purges
- Political history of the United States
- Political repression in the United States
- Scares
- Socialism in the United States
- Soviet Union–United States relations