Red Scare
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Red Scare is a form of moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of left-wing ideologies in a society, especially communism and socialism. Historically, red scares have led to mass political persecutio
A political cartoon from 1919 depicting the October Revolution's impact on the Paris peace talks
A "European Anarchist" attempts to destroy the Statue of Liberty in this 1919 political cartoon.
A bomb blast badly damaged the residence of Attorney General Mitchell Palmer in the spring of 1919.
Senator Joseph McCarthy, namesake of McCarthyism
First Red Scare
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The first Red Scare was a period during the early 20th-century history of the United States marked by a widespread fear of far-left movements, including Bolshevism and anarchism, due to real and imagi
Red Scare
…the red flag, a common symbol of communism and socialism. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States. 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…
Headlines announcing the Seattle General Strike of 1919, the nation's first general strike
Williamsburg Rent Strike, Published September 14, 1919
"Coming out of the Smoke", New York World, October 11, 1919