Ketakutan Merah itu apa sih?

"Ketakutan Merah" () adalah promosi perebakan ketakutan oleh masyarakat atau negara tentang kebangkitan potensial komunisme, anarkisme atau sayap kiri radikal. Istilah tersebut paling sering dipakai untuk merujuk dua periode dalam sejarah Amerika Serikat dengan nama ini. Ketakutan Merah Pertama (), terjadi tak lama setelah Perang Dunia I, melibatkan tentang sebuah ancaman dari gerakan buruh Amerika, revolusi anarkis dan radikalisme politik. Ketakutan Merah Kedua (), yang terjadi tak lama setelah Perang Dunia II, menyikapi para komunis dalam atau luar negeri dengan menginfiltrasi atau mensubversikan masyarakat AS atau pemerintah federal.

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