Question

What institutions were targeted in the second red scare?

Answer 1

Answer:

The federal government.

Explanation:

• Second red scare happened just after WW2. And not without a reason.
• United States feared that Communist could infiltrate their government, and by doing that create damage to the state.
• That is why many people were followed, arrested, prosecuted.
• And not only members of government. People from public life - writers, actors... A lot of people were marked as suspicious.