With communism spreading in China, Korea, and Eastern Europe, Americans came to feel so threatened that popular and political culture condoned extensive "witch-hunts" to expose communist spies.
随着共产主义在中国、朝鲜和东欧的发展，美国感到十分恐慌，致使大众和政治文化允许大范围的“行巫搜捕”来揭露共产主义间谍。