America's "Red Scare" in the late 1940s and early 1950s was partially a consequence of which of the following?

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The Communist takeover in China in 1949 contributed to the fear and paranoia in the United States regarding the spread of communism. This fear was further exacerbated by the Korean War and the actions of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who led a campaign to root out supposed communists in the government and the entertainment industry. The Soviet Union's invasion of western Germany occurred in 1968, far after the peak of the Red Scare. The Cuban Missile Crisis also occurred later, in 1962.

America's "Red Scare" in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s