Can you tell me about the Red Scare? Why was the US so worried back then?
Can you tell me about the Red Scare? Why was the US so worried back then?
user
The Red Scare refers to a series of campaigns in the US, and beyond, that were focused on anti-Communism, which ultimately led to a period of mass incarceration of political dissidents.  The primary impetus was the development of nuclear weapons by the Soviet Union during the 1950s, which led to fears of a Soviet attack on the US and prompted the US to prepare for this possibility.  At the same time, McCarthyism developed, which essentially amounted to a mass effort to root out Communists and sympathizers within the US government, and which resulted in the imprisonment of many individuals without cause.
assistant
So American citizens were arrested without being charged with anything? Or did they actually break a law?
user