Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the Red Scare of 1919-1921?
a) The american public and press blamed labor conflict on the american Federation of Labor.
b) The industrial workers of the world and the socialist party were rebounding from wartime harrassment and experiencing increased memberships.
c) The american communist party, with over 700,000 members in 1919, posed a direct threat to the stability of american society.
d) A series of bombings in 1919 led americans to associate all radical or dissident political groups with violence.