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A Red Scare!
Many people were paranoid that they were going to get accused of being communist.
McCarthyism -Apex
He was accused of being a communist in the 1950's and put on the 'Red' list.
being a "heretic" and/or being a "witch"
They were called the Hollywood 10 and accused of being communist. I don't think you would find many people who can name them all. Sorry i couldn't help more
Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.
A Red Scare!
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Many people were paranoid that they were going to get accused of being communist.
They would get blacklisted, and not be allowed to be hired, so they'd loose money, and people would be against the person who was accused.
Alger Hiss was accused of being a soviet (communist) spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.
McCarthyism -Apex
A Communist Spy.
many panicked and accused innocent people of being communist. civil rights were tested and found to be insignificant during a time of crisis
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. During the McCarthy era, thousands of Americans were accused of being Communists or communist sympathizers.
Being blamed for something you didn't do is called being falsely accused or wrongly accused.