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Second Red Scare

Second Red Scare proper noun: a period in the United States between the 1940s and 1950s marked by a widespread fear of communism and socialism; McCarthyism.

Proper noun

Second Red Scare

  1. (historical) A period in the United States between the 1940s and 1950s marked by a widespread fear of communism and socialism; McCarthyism.

Questions about Second Red Scare

What does Second Red Scare mean?
Second Red Scare means a period in the United States between the 1940s and 1950s marked by a widespread fear of communism and socialism; McCarthyism.
What part of speech is Second Red Scare?
Second Red Scare is a proper noun.

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