U.S. Events

The First Red Scare

The First Red Scare was from 1919-1920. It was a period in time where there was a widespread fear of anarchism and Bolshevism. It was also a radical agitation in the American society and in the American labor movement. It started around the end of the war with the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which people thought it would start a revolution in the United States as well. It has it connections to Europe because the belief of the Red Scare started in Europe with the Revolution in Russia. When one revolution starts, other countries start to revolt as well around the world, and that is what people thought was going to happen in America.


Rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan; 1915

The Second Ku Klux Klan started in 1915 and lasted until the mid 1940's. The KKK was a far right, white supremacy organization that used terrorism to convey their messages. The Klan spread tremendously in the second stage. The first KKK was mainly in the south during the 1870's and 1880's, but the second KKK was mostly all over the United States. It is estimated that between 3 and 6 million people were members of the second KKK.
The Ku Klux Klan was an organization only in the United States. It did not spread outside of the boundaries of the U.S.