COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Accusing political opponents if greed and corruption
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Spreading lies to encourage fear and suspicion
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Using televised hearings to promote a partisan cause
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Mobilizing supporters with grassroot efforts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most notable examples of McCarthyism include the investigations of alleged communists that were conducted by Senator McCarthy, and the hearings conducted by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
Detailed explanation-2: -[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-3: -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-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -The growth of nuclear arsenals in the US & Soviet Union. Which factors is most closely associated with McCarthyism? Fear of communist influence in the United States.