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GCSE History · key term
A wave of fear that communists and other radicals threatened the United States, particularly after the Russian Revolution and the unrest of 1919.
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Paper 1
Revise: Divided SocietyThe Red Scare therefore restricted political freedom and strengthened anti-immigrant prejudice in a country which celebrated liberty.
A period of widespread fear that communists were infiltrating American institutions and threatening the country.
Paper 1
Fear of communist influence and subversion within the United States, particularly strong in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Revise: Responsibility for the Cold WarDuring the Red Scare, many Americans feared that communists could undermine their country from within. Anti-communism was therefore about domestic security as well as foreign affairs. Political competition reinforced it: Democrats and Republicans faced pressure to demonstrate that they were firm against communism.
The intense fear of communist and other radical threats in the USA after the First World War, which encouraged repression and suspicion of immigrants.
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