Which of the following would not be considered an example of the realities surrounding the red scare (spread of communism) of the cold war?
a. the government response to the launch of sputnik led to the creation of nasa and the national defense education act.
b. the house un-american activities committee was formed to find and eliminate any communist or socialist influences in the united states.
c. regardless of guilt, communist convictions of individuals such as alger hiss and the rosenbergs proved that the red scare was real to many americans.
d. all of the above prove that the red scare was very real to many americans and taken seriously by the government.