the first red scare in the united states was a reaction to which event
First Red Scare The First Red Scare was a period during the early 20th-century history of the United States marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism, due to real and imagined events; real events included the Russian Revolution and anarchist bombings. At its height in 1919–1920, concerns over the effects of radical political agitation in American society and the alleged spread of communism and anarchism in the American labor movement fueled a general sense of concern.
Panic of 1893 One of the first clear signs of trouble came on February 20, 1893,[4] thirteen days before the inauguration of U.S. president Grover Cleveland, with the appointment of receivers for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, which had greatly overextended itself.[5] Upon taking office, Cleveland dealt directly with the Treasury crisis,[6] and successfully convinced Congress to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, legislation Cleveland felt was mainly responsible for the economic crisis.[7]