COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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John F. Kennedy
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Joseph Stalin
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Neil Armstrong
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Joseph McCarthy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957.
Detailed explanation-2: -Causes of the Red Scare The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which led many to fear that immigrants, particularly from Russia, southern Europe, and eastern Europe, intended to overthrow the United States government; The end of World War I, which caused production needs to decline and unemployment to rise.
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.