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HS: US History B [M] (Prescriptive) (GP) / 2:World War I
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What international event led to the Red Scare?


an election in Britain


an epidemic in Germany


a murder in Italy


a revolution in Russia

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Answer 1

The international event that led to the Red Scare was **a revolution in Russia**. The Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 resulted in fears of communist influence spreading to other countries, including the United States, which contributed to the domestic Red Scare in the years following World War I.