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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.3
How might American society respond differently today had McCarthyism not played such a significant role during the Second Red Scare?
Society might be more tolerant towards differing political viewpoints and philosophies today.
American foreign policy would likely be more isolationist today.
The political influence of trade unions might be more significant today.
Civil rights movements of the 1960s might not have taken place.
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