McCarthyism:
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McCarthyism-
-1950's fear of communism is high in the USA
-led by Senator Joseph McCarthy (House of Un-American Activities Committee)
-period of paranoia (1950-54)
-becomes a witch hunt
-suggestion of guilt was enough to ruin most people
-1950's fear of communism is high in the USA
-led by Senator Joseph McCarthy (House of Un-American Activities Committee)
-period of paranoia (1950-54)
-becomes a witch hunt
-suggestion of guilt was enough to ruin most people
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Summary
McCarthyism was a time when the USA deeply feared communism and its potential development in the USA. This was a time of presscusian when suppsion was enough to get you thrown in jail.
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"Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts." -Desi Arnaz
Subjunctive Question
If McCarthyism wasn't in place would communism have seeped into the USA?