Category: Red Scare

Introduction to the Red Scare and Salem Witch Trials The grey murky sky turned in an instant and became a bright, vibrant red tinge as if the devil himself had cast a spell of darkness, destruction and set the entire sky alight. The aftermath of spit fires between them and us caused great uncertainty and…

Radicalism is defined as the belief or act of change in political and social reform in the forms of anarchy, socialism, and communism. Now communism is defined as a system of government in which the state plans to control the economy and the economic system is characterized by the collective ownership of property and the…

The Cold War isn’t thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn’t sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting. These profound words came from President Richard Nixon, who along with many others adamantly condemned communism and its values. This quote helps portray the imminent threat that communism had on society and…