A political cartoon from 1919 shows the vigilant, toga-garbed figure of Civilization, armed with shield and sword, ready to do battle with Bolshevism, represented by a wild-eyed, wild-haired terrorist. Civilization has just defeated Militarism, represented by a handcuffed German military officer, in World War I.
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Clifford Kennedy Berryman/Washington Evening Star via U.S. Library of Congress
Jan 1, 2001
The First Red Scare spread through the United States on the heels of a growing domestic labor movement and the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. It inflamed American fears of communists, radical leftists, and anarchists, who were believed to have threatening ties abroad.
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1920s–30s