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The McCarthy-era witch hunts designated the culmination of your anticommunist crusade launched after the First World Battle. With Bolshevism triumphant in Russia and general population discontent shaking america, conservatives at every degree of government and business created a network dedicated to sweeping away the "spider web" of radicalism they found threatening the nation. In this particular groundbreaking review, Nick Fischer shines a light on right-wing activities during the interwar period. Conservatives, wanting to dispel communism's charm to the working school, railed against a supposed Soviet-directed conspiracy made up of socialists, trade unions, serenity and civil liberties categories, feminists, liberals, aliens, and Jews. Their rhetoric and ability made for devastating weapons in their organized war for control of the united states against progressive triggers. But, as Fischer shows, the word "spider web" a lot more accurately explained the anticommunist motion than it did the makeup and functions of international communism. Fischer details how anticommunist myths and propaganda influenced mainstream politics in America, and exactly how its ongoing attempts paved the way for the McCarthyite Fifties - and augured the traditional backlash that could one day transform American politics. The booklet is released by School of Illinois Press.
