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Red Scare (Late '40s to early '50s)
 The First Red Scare 

In the 1920's America was afraid of the possibility of widespread Bolshevism and anarchism. These fears were brought on by events like the Revolutionary War in Russia and the desire for worldwide communism. The fear of communism and radical politics that were sprouting in Russia after the dismantlement of the Tsarists autocracy laid the seed of animosity between Russia and the United States that would later progress to the Cold War.

 The Cold War 

As the Cold War intensified between the United States and the Soviet Union, Communism leached itself to America. This caused great scare to America, leading to its name in history as the Red Scare. The Soviet Union flag was overall red, so communists became known as Reds, or the Reds. The scare caused the U.S. government to investigate the loyalty and patriotism of individuals within itself. When this action of the government investigation and fear spread within America, the Red Scare began. 2

The Second Red Scare
The 1950's was a fearful time for Americans. The Cold War, which began after the end of World War II, was a period where Americans were extremely paranoid about the threat of Communism. These fears were heightened by the establishment of the People's Republic of China under Communist rule on October 1, 1949 following the defeat of the Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists.The outbreak of the Korean War also heightened the Red Scare in the United States because people feared "losing" another Asian country to Communism.

The perceived threat from Asian made people feel wary toward anyone who had worked or lived in Asian. Organizations like the Institute of Pacific Relations and its members were put under constant surveillance.

The increase in paranoia also made it possible for political Conservatives to attack President Truman for not effectively fighting the Communists in Asian. At the same time, many people believed that the Russians had already obtained the secret blueprints for atomic bomb production. 1

Red scare: 1950s, fueled by the fear of US senator mcCarthy about communism spreading. the period also marked the conviction of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were executed in 1953 after being convicted of leaking information to the soviet union. The election of 1952 was held against the backdrop of the Red Scare, and US citizens were afraid that the communists were trying to infiltrate the government. 3

Fear of Communism Spreads to Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds was the name of a baseball team in Cincinnati in the 1970s. The team went on in the NL Championship Series many times before. This brought attention to them like anything popular would. The team in the late '40s became fairly good and drew much attention from baseball fans. Baseball was a huge thing back in this time, it practically represented America in many ways. Their name has Red in it, which is also in the name, Red Scare. So when the Red Scare came around shortly after they developed a huge crowd of fans across the country, their name became a problem. At this time, in the ' 40s, their name was The Cincinnati Reds. So in attempt to rid the concerns of comparison to the communist Reds, they changed their name to the Redlegs.  This act worked promisingly with sales, so the team accepted it. After the Red Scare was over in the '60s, they changed their names once more to The Big Red Machines. 4

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