The Red Scare

The Red Scare was a perceived threat posed by the Communists in the U.S.. It became in the late 1940’s as the Cold War between the Soviet Union intensified. Because of the Red Scare, a series of actions took place which had a large impact on society and the U.S. government. Such changes were such as, federal employees were analyzed to determine whether they were truly loyal to the government or not, and the government investigated allegations of subversive elements in the the government and event he Hollywood film industry. Yet this fear and pression linked to the Red Scare finally began to drastically ease by the late 1950s. It was caused by the intense rivalry between the two countries, by the raise of concerns regarding that some Americans might be hidden Soviet spies and pose a threat to the security of the United States. On March 21, 1947 President Harry Truman issued an executive order also known as the Loyalty Order, which supposedly mandated that all federal employees be analyzed to determine whether they were loyal to the government or not. The program was quite shocking and disturbing as it was being raised in such a country with personal liberty and freedom of political views.