Why Was Communism Feared? After WWII, Americans knew they lived in the strongest and "greatest" country on earth. They were however afraid of communism at home and abroad. Through the reading and discussions in this class I have found the primary reasoning for this fear was because they did not want to think our country could be like the rest. After the war businesses were trying to get back to normal and trying to convert …showed first 75 words of 901 total…

…showed last 75 words of 901 total…fear of not being the best. The country feared what it did not have control of and communism is just that. The U.S. could no longer jump in and try to rule in best interest of another country if they were communist. Communism in the U.S. was a moral issue. This problem could not be solved by the president or anyone on his cabinet. Eisenhower was a manager, not a moral leader(Bragg 74).