USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Joseph McCarthy died in 1957
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He continued to speak against communism and socialism until his death at the age of 48 at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on May 2, 1957. His death certificate listed the cause of death as “Hepatitis, acute, cause unknown".

Detailed explanation-2: -After the mid-1950s, McCarthyism began to decline, mainly due to Joseph McCarthy’s gradual loss of public popularity and credibility after several of his accusations were found to be false, and sustained opposition from the U.S. Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Earl Warren on human rights grounds.

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