THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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these investigations weakended the armed forces of the nation
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these investigations violated the constitutional rights of many people
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these investigations undermined the powers of the president
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these investigations encouraged the spread of communism
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -He is known for alleging that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere.
Detailed explanation-3: -The hearings were held for the purpose of investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. The Army accused chief committee counsel Roy Cohn of pressuring the Army to give preferential treatment to G. David Schine, a former McCarthy aide and a friend of Cohn’s.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first consisted of a series of hearings conducted by McCarthy, as the subcommittee’s chairman, throughout 1953 and early 1954 in which McCarthy alleged Communist influence within the press and the federal government, including the State Department, the U.S. Army, and the Government Printing Office.