THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence
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using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials
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gating civil service employees for corruption
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removing members of Congress for abuses of power
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Detailed explanation-1: -[The American Heritage Dictionary gives the definition of McCarthyism as: 1. The political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence; and 2. The use of methods of investigation and accusation regarded as unfair, in order to suppress opposition.]
Detailed explanation-2: -McCarthyism is the practice of making false or unfounded accusations of subversion and treason, especially when related to anarchism, communism, and socialism, and especially when done in a public and attention-grabbing manner.
Detailed explanation-3: -Marxism is a social, economic and political philosophy that analyses the impact of the ruling class on the laborers, leading to uneven distribution of wealth and privileges in the society. It stimulates the workers to protest the injustice.
Detailed explanation-4: -Written in the early 1950s, “The Crucible” served as an allegory for Miller to criticize McCarthyism-a veritable “witch-hunt” of the Cold War era. McCarthyism, named for Wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy, referred to the panic, accusations, and trials of suspected communists in the US.
Detailed explanation-5: -McCarthyism. a campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950-1954.