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During the Second Red Scare, the most notable accuser of "communists" in the US government as Joseph McCarthy.
They were accused and charged of being communists.
One of the main policies was HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee) which investigated alleged communists. Another is the Loyalty Review Board, which investigated government officials accused of being communist spies or moles. Dennis vs. United States in Supreme Court set the standard to send alleged communists to prison for speaking out against the government. Then you have the traditional Containment Doctrine and Truman Doctrine.
Communists
It was the fear of communism which was started by Senator Joseph McCarthy. He accused 41 military officials of being communists with no proof as well as others. He was forced to resign when people found out that he had lied.
When he finally accused President Dwight D. Eisenhower of being a communist they had finally had enough.
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Some american were accused of being communists while many others lost their job.-APEX
McCarthyism occured in the 1940s & 1950s, Many people in the USA were accused of being communists with no proof.
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.