The Red Scare
America 1917-1929
The main cause was a distrust of immigrants.
The Red Scare applies to a period of strong anti-communism in history. The period was characterized by heightened suspicion of communists and other radicals and the fear of widespread infiltration of communists in the US government. Communism is a system the government enforces in which property is owned by the society and people receive equal pay, land, education, etc. Every being under communism is equal. Eastern Europe and Russia brought radical ideas to USA through the revolution, taking place in their countries. Russian communists, called Bolsheviks, had overthrown the Czar of Russia. America feared the threat of this happening in their country, especially with …show more content…
Next on February 6th, another took place, in which 60,000 people participated. This lead to a frenzy spreading through the city as the people immediately predicted that this was the work of communists and that the revolution was beginning in their own country, like it had in Russia. The news quickly spread nationwide and placed the entire country in a state of panic. The mayor of Seattle (Ole Hansen) took it upon him to put an end to this as soon as possible due to his deep hatred of ‘Reds’. Once the strike was terminated, he announced “a victory for Americanism” and then proceeded to quit hos job and became a public speaker on anti-communism. The press proceeded to demonize strikes everywhere and label them as “crimes against humanity”. This only revealed how deeply they feared communism as they desperately tried to spread nationwide fear in order to unite the people against …show more content…
Now, only 357,000 Europeans a year were allowed to enter the USA. However, they obviously didn’t believe that this was effective enough, since, in 1924, another restriction bill was published, establishing quotas based on national origin. It stated that only 150,000 Europeans would be granted entry whilst all Asians (except Filipinos) were completely forbidden. Only 50 Filipinos were allowed to enter the country every year due to America’s reliance on them for labor. There was a severe distrust of immigrants throughout the period of the Red Scare and it was evident through the racism shown by the government. Because California heavily depended on laborers from Mexico, no restrictions were placed over the Western Hemisphere. Government members were spokespersons for racism by placing these laws. President Coolidge himself, behaved racist, when he signed the restriction bill of 1924, as he stated, “America must be kept American”. Meanwhile, the action specifically against communism was that the red flag of communism was made illegal in 32
America 1917-1929
The main cause was a distrust of immigrants.
The Red Scare applies to a period of strong anti-communism in history. The period was characterized by heightened suspicion of communists and other radicals and the fear of widespread infiltration of communists in the US government. Communism is a system the government enforces in which property is owned by the society and people receive equal pay, land, education, etc. Every being under communism is equal. Eastern Europe and Russia brought radical ideas to USA through the revolution, taking place in their countries. Russian communists, called Bolsheviks, had overthrown the Czar of Russia. America feared the threat of this happening in their country, especially with …show more content…
Next on February 6th, another took place, in which 60,000 people participated. This lead to a frenzy spreading through the city as the people immediately predicted that this was the work of communists and that the revolution was beginning in their own country, like it had in Russia. The news quickly spread nationwide and placed the entire country in a state of panic. The mayor of Seattle (Ole Hansen) took it upon him to put an end to this as soon as possible due to his deep hatred of ‘Reds’. Once the strike was terminated, he announced “a victory for Americanism” and then proceeded to quit hos job and became a public speaker on anti-communism. The press proceeded to demonize strikes everywhere and label them as “crimes against humanity”. This only revealed how deeply they feared communism as they desperately tried to spread nationwide fear in order to unite the people against …show more content…
Now, only 357,000 Europeans a year were allowed to enter the USA. However, they obviously didn’t believe that this was effective enough, since, in 1924, another restriction bill was published, establishing quotas based on national origin. It stated that only 150,000 Europeans would be granted entry whilst all Asians (except Filipinos) were completely forbidden. Only 50 Filipinos were allowed to enter the country every year due to America’s reliance on them for labor. There was a severe distrust of immigrants throughout the period of the Red Scare and it was evident through the racism shown by the government. Because California heavily depended on laborers from Mexico, no restrictions were placed over the Western Hemisphere. Government members were spokespersons for racism by placing these laws. President Coolidge himself, behaved racist, when he signed the restriction bill of 1924, as he stated, “America must be kept American”. Meanwhile, the action specifically against communism was that the red flag of communism was made illegal in 32