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What were some effects of the fear of communism that swept the United States in the 1950’s?

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It led to neighbors blaming each other of being communist spies. It also lead to a lot of people being wrongly accused and thrown wrongly into jail. Another effect was that it left Americans scared that communism might take over.
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