A "Red Scare" is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism or anarchism by a society or state. The name refers to the red flags that the communists used. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States which are referred to by this name. Hope that helps!!!
The <em>Red Scare</em> occurred during the Cold War, and essentially was U.S. citizens freaking out about the rise and spread of communism even into the U.S. borders. This led to many blaming others of being a communist infiltrator, as well as an increase of government moderation of people.
Essentially it was about people being scared of the spread of Communism and trying to find means to stop it from spreading at the home front.
You must understand and consider the consequences of an event before making a historical interpretation. So you understand the impacts that particular event had.
