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GCSE History · key term
The wave of fear of communist influence and infiltration in the USA after the Second World War, leading to investigations, loyalty checks and restrictions on employment.
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Paper 1
Revise: The Second Red Scare and Anti-Communist PropagandaThe Second Red Scare was a wave of fear about communist infiltration after the war. It was already developing before Senator Joseph McCarthy became prominent in 1950.
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