THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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Question
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Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
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Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.
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U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
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Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed.
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U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested in 1950 in the United States on charges of stealing atomic-bomb secrets for the Soviets, and were executed in 1953. Other forces encouraged the rise of McCarthyism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950’s? U.S citizens were arrested for being suspected communist.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s? Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1953, McCarthy’s committee began inquiries into the United States Army, starting by investigating supposed communist infiltration of the Army Signal Corps laboratory at Fort Monmouth.
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