WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, ruined many people’s lives during the Cold War by ____
A
accusing U.S. State Department officials of being illegal immigrants.
B
accusing President Lyndon B. Johnson of being Communist.
C
accusing U.S. State Department officials of being Communists.
D
accusing President John F. Kennedy of being Communist.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Who is Joseph McCarthy? McCarthy was an Republic Senator for the state of Wisconsin who made claims that Communist spies were in the U.S Federal Government.

Detailed explanation-3: -McCarthy launched the House of Un-American Committee (HUAC) which investigated Nazi ties within the U.S. but later after WW2 changed to investigate citizens with communist ties. He was also responsible for the Red Scare: the potential rise of Communism within the United States.

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