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The First Red Scare was a period of intense anti-communist and anti-radical sentiment in the United States following World War I. This was a time of significant social and political tension.

A. The spread of communism and anarchism in the American Labor movement - This is a CORRECT factor - Labor unions were becoming increasingly radical - Many workers were inspired by socialist and communist ideologies - Labor strikes and radical organizing heightened fears of revolutionary change C. The Russian Revolution - This is a CORRECT factor - The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution dramatically changed global perceptions - It inspired radical left-wing movements worldwide - Americans feared similar revolutionary upheaval could occur in the United States E. The influence of hyper-nationalism from World War I - This is a CORRECT factor - Wartime patriotism created an environment of extreme suspicion toward perceived "outsiders" - Anti-immigrant sentiment was high - Any ideology seen as "un-American" was viewed as a threat

B. The spread of McCarthyism - INCORRECT - McCarthyism occurred during the Second Red Scare in the 1950s - This is chronologically impossible for the First Red Scare D. FDR's New Deal program - INCORRECT - This occurred during the 1930s, well after the First Red Scare - The New Deal was a response to the Great Depression, not a cause of the First Red Scare