Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Fear was a prominent factor that drove American society in the 20th century. The fear of communism conflicted with democracy. After World War I and World War II, fear of world domination hung over the United States. Americans watched nations, such as China transition itself into being communist, as half of Europe was controlled by Stalin. Americans nationwide saw communism as a threat, as it led to hysteria for the decades that followed. The compelling threat of communism led to McCarthyism.…

The Cold War was a period of tension between the United States , Soviet Union and the Axis powers; Germany, Italy and Japan after World War 11. There was tension because the United States and Soviet Union did not want Communism and the Axis powers did. During this time period many people were in fear of the Red Scare, or Communism. Schools taught students to safely hide if there is a bomb or even a threat of one. People accused many others for being members of the Communist belief. They felt…

Fear can lead to many things; it can be the driving factor to terrible occurrences, paranoid investigations, and sudden tension. A devastating example of fear causing negative feats is the Red Scare and the Rosenberg Trial. Americans were afraid of the Soviet Union because they felt threatened and didn’t want communism, and in an act of fearful behavior, sentenced to death two innocent people of involvement with the Soviets. This ended up being pointless, as they were never actually in cahoots…

The United States went into the Cold War with good intentions, wanting to end the spread of communism. These efforts eventually led to better relations with the Soviet Union, now Russia, as well as China. However, most of these efforts were fueled by fear, especially following the second red scare. This fear led to democratic rights being infringed upon at home and abroad, and the tearing down of the governments of other nations in order to keep communism at bay, ruining the lives of millions.…

As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States raged on in the late 1940s and early 1950s, panic over the recognized threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. The Red Scare led to a range of actions that had a thorough effect on U.S. government and society. Federal employees were analyzed to determine whether they were sufficiently loyal to the government, and the House Un-American Activities Committee, as well as U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy,…

As a result of the development of the "Cold War" in the late 1940s most Americans came to believe that communism threatened world peace and the liberties of free people everywhere. Including the United States. Indeed, the issue that aroused more American passion than any other in the late 1940s and early 1950s was the fanatical fear of communism which led to the Second Red Scare. Like the first Red Scare following World War I, the Red Scare of the 1950's was a product of hysterical overreaction…

Taking one look into The Crucible by Arthur Miller will let you in on just how brutal and cruel the Red Scare was in the MCcarthy era. An example of this would be when Danforth was discussing the hangings. In today’s age, hanging is considered barbaric. “You misunderstand, sir, I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just” (Miller 119). Danforth is discussing these hangings like they’re nothing, like it’s just the norm to hang 12 people plainly from the…

accused of giving nuclear codes to the Soviet. Throughout the search for Soviet spies, a few people were found. An example was Alger Hiss. Alger Hiss was accused of espionage in 1948, and was sent to jail because of the pursuit of Richard Nixon. The Rosenbergs case rocked the nation, partially because of the international disputes occurring simultaneously. On September 3, 1949, the Soviet blew its first atomic bomb, but American experts estimated it will take a minimum of 3 years to craft this…

The war has ended but there was still some tension between the Soviets and the U.S. The Soviets had a communist economy and the U.S had a capitalist economy which led to many troubles. The U. S feared that they would become a Communist economy, so the U. S prevented it by stopping invasions in South Korea and Berlin but not in Cuba. By trying espionage cases to identify Communist spies, and passing Loyalty review Boards to investigate employees in order to find out if they were Communist, the…

governmental powers at be saw fit to end criminal’s lives. The first execution ever carried out was that of Captain George Kendall, his crimes? Spying for the Spanish. Through the ages treason has always been met with swift justice, in 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were tried and executed on counts of relaying nuclear information to the Soviet Union. But when it comes to the death penalty it’s never just black and white, there are many aspects and different types of factors in play such as the…