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The Red Scare The 1920's were a period of change in the United States. As always, there is a fear of change, or changing. One such fear was a fear of the U.S. government changing into a communist state. In 1919, Vladimir Lenin overthrew the Czar regime, and established a new Communist state. These communists or "Reds" called for the end of capitalism everywhere. In a communist government, there is no privately owned property; everything is controlled the government. When a communist party was formed in the U.S., many people joined, others began to fear an attack on the U.S. government. To combat these threats against the government, people who were thought to be communists, socialists or anarchists were hunted down, and their civil rights discarded. Yet in the end, during the 20's, this Red Scare amounted to no actual attacks, but shows how easily fear can spread.

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