The *Red Scare* was a wholly unjustified political ploy that crippled the ability of the USA to deal with the USSR in a forthright manner so no it was not justified in the least.
It should be called a "warm war" as neither it was fully unarmed war to be called cold war, nor it was a formally full fledged war to be called hot war.
The correct answer is C, from apex
It caused the rise of totalitarianism that played a major role on causing WWII, as Germany recieved harsh punishment after WWI in the Paris peace settlememt, this left Germany weak and the civilians were outraged and resentful towards their government. Not only were the German violated,the leftover issues such as destruction of infrastructure,the collapse of economy,unemployment,hyper inflation worsened the situation. Desiring for a stronger government,Hitler who lead totalitarianism party rose to power,expansionist policy was adopted and threatened the world peace,which then finally cause Britain to declare war and started WWII
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