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Why were so many Americans willing to support Senator Joseph McCarthy during the early 1950s?
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Communism was highlighted by the Communist North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950. Result: Korean War 1950-1953. McCarthy himself served in the US Marines fighting in the Pacific during WW2, he was no new comer to enemy aggression.
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∙ 15y agoSometimes referred to as the "witch hunts"; US citizens sometimes got rather emotional, and highly disliked communists, with slogans like, "better dead than red!" No doubt the survivors who had lost their sons, husbands, fathers, friends, and brothers in the Korean War (1950-1953) held strong anti-communist feelings.
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He led the anti-communist movement in the 1950s?
Senator Joe McCarthy
How did Joseph McCarthy impact the cold war?
•Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, up for reelection raised the specter of Communist conspiracies within the United States. •McCarthy produced a list of 250 names of presumed Communist-supporting government employees. Later, when scrutinized, this list was reduced to 57. •Although McCarthy's accusations were usually baseless and unprovable, few were willing to risk their reputations by speaking out against him.
How did the battle of Yorktown lead to the Americans independence?
The British Parliament was not willing to support a new military campaign.
The McCarthy hearings of the 1950s demonstrated the extreme conservatism that dominated the politics of the time What circumstances allowed McCarthy and conservatism to gain strength during the 1950s?
Most people in the 1950s considered McCarthy a nut. He was from a state that had an open primary. Democrats could vote in the Republican Primary. The Democrats knew they could never defeat Bob LaFollett in a direct election. As a result, the party asked every Democrat in the state to vote for McCarthy in the Republican primary. That way McCarthy became the Republican Senator. McCarthy had no base and would serve one term. Still, it was a time of concern. International Communism was on the march backed up by Russia's powerful army and industrial might. As a result, people were willing to listen to the charges he was bringing. In his hearings, McCarthy made some outlandish claims. They were interesting claims. The world waited for details. McCarthy could not give them. Any support he had evaporated. The Senate censured him and stripped him of his chairmanship.
What was the purpose of the speech give me liberty or give me death?
to increase support for the independence movement
Why the french did not publicly support the Americans untile after the battle of saratoga?
During the American Revolution, the Americans did not receive any support from outside nations for several years. It was not until their victory at Saratoga (in 1777) that France was willing to offer public (and quite generous) support of the American cause. The reason is that the French, like other European peoples, were not willing to lend a hand to a cause that was doomed to fail: they needed assurance (through victories by the Americans) that their help would be going to a serious, legitimate cause.
Who was willing to aid the Americans in the revolutionary war?
France
After the Russian Revolution Americans were?
more willing to join the allies
If im willing to be in the child's life do you still have to pay child support?
If you do not live with the child or directly support them you do.
Why was nationlism an important factors?
People had to be willing to defend and support their country
Explain why the french did not publicly support the Americans until after the battle of saratoga?
why did France help the Americans after their victory at Saratoga. Revenge for their losses in the Seven Years War.And to disrupt possible British naval hegemony after the Seven Years War.Of course what happened is France ended up paving the way for the French revolution.
What event made Americans willing to enter World War 2?
pearl harbour!
