The Second Red Scare: a Defining Era of American Fear and Suspicion
Words: 639 Pages: 2 1441The Second Red Scare, an epoch of fervent anti-communist sentiment within the United States, surfaced post-World War II and endured until the tardy 1950s. This epoch was hallmarked by pervasive apprehension regarding communist sway over American establishments and subterfuge by Soviet operatives. It was an era wherein paranoia permeated the political milieu, shaping both domestic decrees and international affiliations. The antecedents of the Second Red Scare can be retraced to the nascent Cold War years, during which tensions between the […]