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-	{{Template}}	+	{{Template}}The term "'''Red Scare'''" has been retroactively applied to two distinct periods of strong [[anti-Communism]] in [[United States]] history: first from 1917 to 1920, and second from the late 1940s through the late 1950s. These periods were characterized by heightened suspicion of Communists and other radicals, and the fear of widespread [[infiltration]] of [[Communism|Communists]] in [[Federal Government of the United States|U.S. government]].
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The term "Red Scare" has been retroactively applied to two distinct periods of strong anti-Communism in United States history: first from 1917 to 1920, and second from the late 1940s through the late 1950s. These periods were characterized by heightened suspicion of Communists and other radicals, and the fear of widespread infiltration of Communists in U.S. government.