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Senator Joseph McCarthy is most known for leading anti Communist movement in the United States during the Cold War, often accusing people of anti American activity with little to no basis for doing so. Americans during that time were deeply afraid of Communism, which allowed him to gain popularity.

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because he had the help of eisenhower who wanted to stop the war

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Q: Why was there such strong popular support for McCarthy's anticommunist crusade in the 1950's?
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