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The ways the nation reacted to the fear of communism in the 1950s. were the following:
- Anticommunist laws were passed.
- Some government workers were forced to take loyalty oaths.
- New laws made it illegal to criticize the government.
We are talking about the strange times of the Red Scare, in which Wisconsin Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy publicly accused that there were Communists infiltrated in the federal government and the US military.
The only problem was that McCartney just accused people but never included solid support to his accusations, affecting the reputation of many Americans.