8. What caused the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s?
the act that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government
the fear of addressing sensitive social issues such as racism and anti-Semitism in Hollywood movies
the order that permitted govemnment agencies to screen federal employees for polftical disloyalty
the fear that communists outside and inside America were working to destroy American life