Which statement accurately describes the red scare of the 1950s? a. americans grew fearful that communism would take over the world. b. congressional leaders worried that labor unions were becoming too strong. c. public health officials warned of a deadly flu epidemic that would sweep the country. d. the u. s. government arrested thousands of native americans.

The statement that accurately describes the Red Scare of the 1950's was A) Americans grew fearful that communism would take over the world. This led to the arrests of many people accused to be communists and Soviet spies. Anti-leftists were afraid of an infiltration of government by communists and used fearmongering tactics to scare some of the general population to believe this was a plausible threat.