THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Exonerate
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Prevarication
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McCarthyism
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Backbiting
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term McCarthyism described the practice of publicly accusing government employees of political disloyalty or subversive activities and using unsavory investigatory methods to prosecute them. The criticisms of McCarthyism, and of Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy (pictured here) in particular, are threefold.
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: -McCarthyism. a campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950-1954.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are two meanings for the term McCarthyism? These unsupported attacks on suspected Communists became known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism also came to mean the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did McCarthyism intensify Cold War tensions? McCarthyism caused the U.S. involvement in the Korean War. McCarthyism encouraged honesty and openness in government. McCarthyism increased unemployment rates due to false accusations.