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Red Scare. The communis hysteria in the US during the 1950s.
Title: Red Scare. The communis hysteria in the US during the 1950s.
Category: History / North American History
Details: Words: 1738 | Pages: 7.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Red Scare. The communis hysteria in the US during the 1950s.
One evening in 1950 a Houston couple entered a Chinese restaurant. The woman, a radio writer, wanted the proprietor's help in producing a program on recent Chinese history. Overhearing their conversation, a nearby man rushed out, phoned the police, and informed them that people were 'talking Communism.' The couple was immediately arrested and jailed for 14 hours before the police concluded they had no case. At about the same time a policeman in Wheeling, West Virginia, discovered …showed first 75 words of 1738 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1738 total…to savor personal freedoms America reacted harshly against mere hint of communism. The result of these harsh actions towards communism were the near downfall of American society. False propaganda exploded the fears of the citizens whom intern reacted harshly to any notion of communism. The effect this 'Red Scare' had on America was quite opposite to its original intentions, rather than preserve the rights of its citizens, it raped them of their ideals, and liberties.
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