THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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Question
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What caused McCarthyism?
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President Truman making atomic bombs.
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Japanese spies.
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Bombing China.
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Increased fear of communism.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Many factors contributed to McCarthyism, some of them with roots in the First Red Scare (1917–20), inspired by communism’s emergence as a recognized political force and widespread social disruption in the United States related to unionizing and anarchist activities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why would the United States be concerned about the spread of communism? The United States felt threatened by the spread of communism because free enterprise and the capitalist system was the basis for American economy and, therefore, the American way of life.
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