<P> A `` Red Scare '' is promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism , anarchism , or radical leftism . The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States with this name . The First Red Scare , which occurred immediately after World War I , revolved around a perceived threat from the American labor movement , anarchist revolution and political radicalism . The Second Red Scare , which occurred immediately after World War II , was preoccupied with national or foreign communists infiltrating or subverting U.S. society or the federal government . </P>
<P> A `` Red Scare '' is promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism , anarchism , or radical leftism . The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States with this name . The First Red Scare , which occurred immediately after World War I , revolved around a perceived threat from the American labor movement , anarchist revolution and political radicalism . The Second Red Scare , which occurred immediately after World War II , was preoccupied with national or foreign communists infiltrating or subverting U.S. society or the federal government . </P>
where did the second red scare take place
where did the second red scare take place
the United States
the United States