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The research topic I had chosen was the Red Scare. I had chose this topic because this was a very important time in American History. During this time people were very scared of what they did not know and they were terrified for that reason. They were scared of really nothing because the Red Scare was basically a time of free opinion to me. Many people were hurt and killed for expressing their mind and …

…think this event falls in place perfectly with McCarthyism because many people were being discriminated for their beliefs. That is very shocking to me because America is supposed to be a country where people have freedom and also the freedom to believe in whatever they want. Basically, the Red Scare was as quick as it had started ending largely by the summer of 1920. After this time, people had turned their attention to more leisure-like things.