_The red scare was the ‘concern regarding the spread of communist and socilaist ideas.’
The communist revolution in Russia in October 1917 had frightened many Americans because some people believed that a communist revolution was going to happen in America, and lots of immigrants in America were suspected of being involved in plotting a revolution.
In 1919 and 1920 many of the events that happened were thought to have been communist plots for instance 100,000 members of the Boston police force went on strike in 1919. This was blamed on the communists. Also in September 1920, a bomb exploded on Wall Street killing 38 people, and another bomb destroyed the front of the Attorney General, Alexander Mitchell Palmer's house.
The communist revolution in Russia in October 1917 had frightened many Americans because some people believed that a communist revolution was going to happen in America, and lots of immigrants in America were suspected of being involved in plotting a revolution.
In 1919 and 1920 many of the events that happened were thought to have been communist plots for instance 100,000 members of the Boston police force went on strike in 1919. This was blamed on the communists. Also in September 1920, a bomb exploded on Wall Street killing 38 people, and another bomb destroyed the front of the Attorney General, Alexander Mitchell Palmer's house.
_The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) is a
Committee of the US House of Representatives was set up in 1938. It investigated allegations of communist activities in the early years of the Cold War (1945-91). It called people to give evidence of communist threats and events before Congress. This intimidating atmosphere often produced dramatic but questionable revelations about Communists infiltrating American institutions. HUAC's controversial tactics contributed to the fear, distrust and repression that existed during the anticommunist hysteria of the 1950s. By the late 1950s and early 1960s, HUAC's influence was in decline, and in 1969 it was renamed the Committee on Internal Security. |
_On August 3, 1948, Whittaker Chambers, a former Communist Party member, appeared before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) to denounce Alger Hiss. He stated that Hiss had been part of "an underground organisation of the United States Communist Party.”
The group was originally made by communists who wanted to infiltrate the US government. Whilst infiltration was not illegal at the time, espionage was and this is what Hiss was accused of, for this he could have been sentenced to death. Although he had been sentenced to five years' imprisonment, Hiss served only three years and eight months in Lewisburg Federal Prison. He was released from prison on November 27, 1954.
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The group was originally made by communists who wanted to infiltrate the US government. Whilst infiltration was not illegal at the time, espionage was and this is what Hiss was accused of, for this he could have been sentenced to death. Although he had been sentenced to five years' imprisonment, Hiss served only three years and eight months in Lewisburg Federal Prison. He was released from prison on November 27, 1954.
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_The McCarran act required Communist organizations to register with the United States Attorney General and established the Subversive Activities Control Board to investigate persons suspected of engaging in subversive activities or otherwise promoting the establishment of a communist rulership. Members of these groups could not become citizens and in some cases were prevented from entering or leaving the country. Citizens found in violation could lose their American citizenship in five years. The act also had an emergency detention statute, which would give the President the authority to apprehend and detain when there was ‘reasonable ground to believe that such person probably will engage in, or probably will conspire with others to engage in, acts of espionage or sabotage.’
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