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Which president led a hunt for supposed communists in the US during the 1950s?
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∙ 12y ago
Senator Joseph McCarthy pretended to pursue communism but it was seen by many as a way of publicizing himself. He was seen as a demagogue who preyed upon people's fears and prejudices for personal gain and in the process destroyed many people's lives.
President Dwight Eisenhouer said, "Senator McCarthy is, of course, so anxious for the headlines that he is prepared to go to any extremes in order to secure some mention of his name in the public press."
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt wasn't any President. It was Senator Joe McCarthy.
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∙ 15y agoJoseph McCarthy
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∙ 6y agoJoseph McCarthy
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∙ 12y agoJoseph McCarthy
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During the 1950s what did Americans worry about?
Appex Answer , ♥" Communists . "
Who was the president during the 1950s?
Franklin d roosevelt
How were 1950s communists punished?
1950s communists were punished by being questioned, and then put on a list. Those on the list had a difficult time finding a job, or a home.
Who attacked and labeled various people as communists during the 1950s?
If you're referring to US History, that would be Senator Joseph McCarthy.
During the 1950s which of the following individuals claimed that large numbers of communists had infiltrated the US government?
Joseph McCarthy claimed claimed that large numbers of communists had infiltrated the US government in the 1950's.
What was the 1950s hunt for communists in the US was dominated by?
richard nixon
What terms describes the fear of communists influence in 1950s?
the second red scare
Who were the targets of the red scare of 1919 and the Mccarthy era of the early 1950s?
Anti communists
Which of these men was most closely related to the search for communists in the Federal Government in the 1950s?
Joseph McCarthy
Who is mccarthyism named after?
U. S. Senator Joseph McCarthy In the 1950s he was infamous for his "witch hunt" for communists.
In the 1950s a young Richard Nixon first made a name for himself primarily because of what?
"Opposition to American Communists"
What is the HUAC and what did it set out to do in the 1940s and 1950s?
house on un-American activities committee and it invesitgated communists 8=D
