The Cold War could be described as a clash between civilizations. Focused on political influence, this war was between the United States and Soviet Union when the countries began imposing their own societal and political views on communism onto weaker countries by implementing "reform policies”. Tensions rose quickly when the nations failed to agree on a state of government. On the home front, Americans were quaking at the idea of communism spreading; friends and family turned on one another when the House Un-American Activities Committee set their sights on them. Therefore, it was to no surprise that American paranoia caused them[Americans] to match each program the Soviet Union implemented, or succeed it [ the programs] in its impact on …show more content…
intervened swiftly in the respective wars. In retrospect, only Korea was particularly worth fighting for. A reflection of this period will it clear that the actions taken by the U.S. government against communism were extreme,though justifiable.
First and foremost, Americans were terrified of communism. To Americans, communism seemed like nightmare they could not wake up from. Propaganda for World War II shoved Hitler and communism in the same category, and that mentality cannot be erased over night. In 1938, the House Un-American Activities Committee was created to investigate those allegedly going against the nation during the Great Depression and forward. The title was abused, and anyone hinted to be connected to communism in any way was either imprisoned or killed after imprisonment (History.com Staff. “HUAC.”). Random people were accused of being communist, interrogated, and forced to give names of others who were communist...even if they were not communist to begin with,or know no communist. If people denied being communist, then gave up the names of “true” communists, a person would be let go. Fearing for their lives , or imprisonment, family and friends quickly gave up random