Thesis: The "Red Scare" of the 1950's caused a massive movement for the people of that time period.
IV. Leaders in the movement-McCarthy
C. Comparisons between the Fifties and now
America: Land of the free, and the home of the brave. This famous expression has
been used numerous times throughout history, even scoring a line in our country's national
anthem. But in our high-tech socety, many Americans can not even understand what our
forefathers went through to achieve this American dream. People do not even grasp the
concept of what it has taken to keep the freedom of this country ringing. Place youself in
the footsteps of the average American of the 1950's, dealing with the Russian threat of
communist rule and the fear of being taken over an opposite world power. Post World
War II struggles make it hard for anyone to get by, and each coming day leads to another
unpredictable twist for the country in which you reside. The powerful threat of
communisim, which came to be known as the "Red Scare," is the basis of all of the
nation's problems. This "Red Scare" of the 1950's was a powerful, radical, and
controversial issue for nearly everyone in that time period, and what's more is the
propaganda that was used to sell communist leadership to the American people, who
were deathly afraid of what the future might hold. This Red Scare lasted throughout the
Fifties and beyond. The Fabulous Fifties... well, were they really so fabulous, after all?
First of all, for total understanding of the Red Scare of the fifties, one must
become acquainted with the term communisim. Communisim can be defined as: a type of
government in which a small group of leaders dictates a country or nation by distributing
goods and money equally among the country's citizens (Webster's, 1994). As of today,
nations such as Russia and China are run by communist authority. Although this system
of...