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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

The Red Scare

Explain why fear of communist subversion surged after 1945, how loyalty programs and investigations worked, and why Americans who agreed on containment fought over them.

Topic 8.3 · 14 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Why fear of subversion surged after 1945
  2. 02The tools for finding Communists
  3. 03Agreeing on containment, fighting over methods
  4. 04What the Red Scare did
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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