HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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helped the U.S win World War II
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became convinced that democracy was trying to be spread in the U.S government
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became convinced that communists were trying to gain control of the U.S government
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helped the U.S win the Cold War
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Detailed explanation-1: -The televised Congressional hearings in early 1954 which discredited Senator Joseph McCarthy and led to his downfall. McCarthy had accused the army of allowing a communist to serve on its staff as a dentist at Fort Dix and of trying to blackmail his subcommittee.
Detailed explanation-2: -From the late 1940s to the mid-1950s, McCarthyism-the hunt for Communists in the government and public life, a period most closely associated with Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy-was a significant domestic objective of the Cold War era.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1955, Senator John McClellan of Arkansas began eighteen years of service as Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Senator McClellan appointed a young Robert F. Kennedy as the Subcommittee’s Chief Counsel.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which factors is most closely associated with McCarthyism? Fear of communist influence in the United States.