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title: "The heightened fear of communism that swept America in the early 20s was called what?"  
description: "The heightened fear of communism that swept America in the early 20s was called what?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-12  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# The heightened fear of communism that swept America in the early 20s was called what?

The heightened [fear of communism](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41328/how-did-the-red-scare-epitomize-the-fear-of-communism-in-the-united-states-and-lead-to-immigrant-restrictions-in-the-1920s) that swept America in the [early 20s](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3495/why-do-youngsters-have-white-hair-in-their-early-20s) was called what?\
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