The First Red Scare

With the conclusion of World War I, Russia is paying attention to domestic problems. Under the guidance of Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik began a movement against war. Lenin seems to inspire the socialist revolution with a concentration army to try to oppose the Allies to the advertisements of their officers. The Bolsheviks have also been struck by the harsh conditions of the Russian troops. In a letter to my wife Alexandra, Nicholas II acknowledged the obstacles the Russian army faced, "I cursed the lack of ammunition and rifle ammunition, which also prevented energetic progress" Emperor Nicholas I tried to deny it. The fact that his army can not keep fighting.

A red panic took place twice in American history. The first red panic (1919-1921) was caused by Americans fearing that the Russian Bolshevik Revolution will spread to the United States. The second red panic continued with domestic and foreign attention events such as the Rosenberg trial, the Communist Party's victory in the Chinese civil war, the creation of the "iron curtain", the emergence of the Soviet nuclear weapons capability, the Korean war and so on. Government officials and citizens are afraid of nuclear war with the Soviet Union and the United States is nervous about the use of Soviet spies in the government. Because many Soviet agents and sympathizers have infiltrated the United States government during World War II, their fears are unfounded.

It was intense like the first red panic, it was short-lived, small compared to the second red panic during the Cold War. After the Second World War, the Soviet Union became a powerful world power and became an American opponent. Russia is strong and highly coordinated - for example, it is well tuned for the development of nuclear weapons, the American spies, and the competition with the universe. Therefore, the original Bolshevik instigator was replaced by a Russian spy as the main anti-Russian stereotype. In the middle of the 20th century American popular culture has drawn Russians as a mean strange threat. Age of McCarthy - Weak sympathy for communism or even condemned sympathy may cause you to blacklist for life, a Russian spy convicted in the United States will be executed - Russia is a trick, Secret, synonymous with spy and conspiracy