What broader Cold War fear helped fuel the Second Red Scare?
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Correct answer: Fear that communists had infiltrated the U.S. government and society
The Second Red Scare was driven by fear of communist influence and espionage during the Cold War. Events such as Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe and the Soviet atomic bomb intensified these concerns.
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