Why America so Obsessed With Containment of Communism during the Cold War?

by YellowHistorical8229

It's well known that a Red Scare occurred in America from the 50s to the 90s, and fear of socialism still exists in modern America because of this. So why was everyone so scared of Communis? I could guess, and I have a few hypotheses, but I can't tell for sure, and I'd really like to know the answer. Thank you! :)

CapriciousCupofTea

A similar question was asked before, and I, u/kochevnik81, and u/starwarsnerd222 explored the various dimensions of anti-communism in the US.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/l5g77i/why_was_america_so_concerned_with_halting_the/