HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Accusing people of spying and/or committing treason against the U.S.
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Accusing people of spying against the Soviet Union in the name of democracy
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Idea that the U.S. needs to give financial support to Western Europe
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Concept that communism will destroy the U.S. democratic way of life
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term McCarthyism soon evolved to describe the practice of publicly accusing government employees of political disloyalty or subversive activities and using unsavory investigatory methods to prosecute them.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.