Trump’s imaginary Red Scare

Historian Maurice Isserman explained that communism originated from a socialist split, inspired by the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, advocating for state ownership of the means of production and one-party rule. Isserman detailed that the American Communist Party was founded in 1919, gaining strength in the 1930s during the Great Depression and in opposition to rising fascism, though few members were openly elected to office.