Impact on US and US Foreign Policy

People in the United States learned that they had to be very careful about what they said to whom. Gossip and rumor could ruin an individual real quick. Americans lived in fear of Communist spies. Through this, many lost their jobs due to suspicion that they were Communists or friendly with Communists. People were investigated and an un-official blacklists ran through Hollywood as well as the radio and television industries. Stories about Communism ran through the newspapers and Communism became a subject for moviw and television. The Second Red Scare caused Communism to be everywhere.