The Red Scare appeared directly subsequent to the closing of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution that took place in Russia. These occurrences bolstered fear of communism, socialism, and anarchism while depleting a major component of the United States economy. The widespread trepidation settled in the hearts of many Americans. Many factors in the Red Scare would result in a massive decrease in labor leading to higher wages, violation of civil rights and decreased profits. The Red Scare through strikes, bombings, and Bolshevist conspiracy theories revolutionized the American mindset against leftist ideologies.
This nation-wide scare can be attributed to the rise of strikes from workers across the country. Civil unrest mounted from the increase …show more content…
In the homes, gatherings, and workplaces of an estimated 5,000 “radicals”, the succession of raids arrested many in New York, New Jersey, and Detroit. However, the most morally repugnant raid was the assault on Boston. Hundreds of those arrested were marched through the roads, shackled together like slaves, and abused with public approval. The raids were justified under the preconceived notion, that there was a bona fide menace that presented a danger to the status quo, under the influence of the Bolshevist revolution. Despite the brutality of these raids, the group did achieve their underlying mission: to severely hamper the workings of the Communist Party (Howe and Coser …show more content…
Many began to see the abuses and violation of civil rights that was brought about from the government’s responses. The same large organizations and newspapers that took action began to discredit anti-revolutionist actions. The Supreme Court came about the issue when they declared anti-sedition bills violated the constitution, because it censored free speech. The leaders of big businesses acknowledge that the method of deportation depleted a major component of the United States economy, labor. All these factors rapidly depleted any incentive to continue the scare and the whole scenario was ended before the summer in 1920 (Burnett).
In conclusion, the Red Scare played the cornerstone role in the bolstering of fear against leftist ideologies that lead to the massive decrease in labor, civil rights violations, and a decrease in the economy. Although the intentions were justified at first, the end results eventually became destabilized and emerged as a morally repugnant event in America’s history. Most of all, the Red Scare will forever be known as America’s fight against leftist ideologies, during the prevalence of strikes, bombings, and Bolshevist conspiracy
This nation-wide scare can be attributed to the rise of strikes from workers across the country. Civil unrest mounted from the increase …show more content…
In the homes, gatherings, and workplaces of an estimated 5,000 “radicals”, the succession of raids arrested many in New York, New Jersey, and Detroit. However, the most morally repugnant raid was the assault on Boston. Hundreds of those arrested were marched through the roads, shackled together like slaves, and abused with public approval. The raids were justified under the preconceived notion, that there was a bona fide menace that presented a danger to the status quo, under the influence of the Bolshevist revolution. Despite the brutality of these raids, the group did achieve their underlying mission: to severely hamper the workings of the Communist Party (Howe and Coser …show more content…
Many began to see the abuses and violation of civil rights that was brought about from the government’s responses. The same large organizations and newspapers that took action began to discredit anti-revolutionist actions. The Supreme Court came about the issue when they declared anti-sedition bills violated the constitution, because it censored free speech. The leaders of big businesses acknowledge that the method of deportation depleted a major component of the United States economy, labor. All these factors rapidly depleted any incentive to continue the scare and the whole scenario was ended before the summer in 1920 (Burnett).
In conclusion, the Red Scare played the cornerstone role in the bolstering of fear against leftist ideologies that lead to the massive decrease in labor, civil rights violations, and a decrease in the economy. Although the intentions were justified at first, the end results eventually became destabilized and emerged as a morally repugnant event in America’s history. Most of all, the Red Scare will forever be known as America’s fight against leftist ideologies, during the prevalence of strikes, bombings, and Bolshevist conspiracy