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fear of retaliation, people did not want to be charged because they were communists. Even if someone did something a little bit suspicious, McCarthy could immediately charge them for being communist. people became fearful of McCarthyism even if they were not communists because you could be accused because you had a relative who was a communist or a friend who was a communist.
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How was the McCarthyism able to happen?
McCarthyism was able to happen because people had an extreme fear of communism.
How is McCarthyism connected to the Salem witch trials?
McCarthyism is a mob mentality driven by fear, often a fear of something nonexistent. So the Salem witch trials is a great example of McCarthyism, for the people of colonial Massachusetts were driven by mob mentality and fear.
What phobia is the fear of communism?
Mccarthyism or the red scare
What effects did senator McCarthy and McCarthyism have on American society?
He instituted fear for the Reds, and created more distrust for the government by the people.
Why was McCarthyism a threat to America liberty and justice?
McCarthyism struck fear into all the hearts in America as Senator McCarthy falsely accused many people for being communists. There was a lot of disillusionment during this time.
Unreasoning fear of communism that swept the US in the early 1950s?
McCarthyism
Who was the enemy in the mccarthyism witch hunt?
The fear of communism influencing Americans.
What communist gains around the world created the fear that set the stage for the excesses of McCarthyism?
Communism in China, Soviet nuclear bombs , and discovery of Soviet agents in the United States created the fear that set the stage for the excesses of McCarthyism.
What Communists gains around the world created fear that set the stage for the excesses of McCarthyism?
Communism in China, Soviet nuclear bombs , and discovery of Soviet agents in the United States created the fear that set the stage for the excesses of McCarthyism.
How did mccarthyism start?
Explain how McCarthyism affected the lives and political thinking of people in the U.S
What was the cause of McCarthyism?
McCarthyism occurred because the people were not paying close attention. It arose out of the fear of Communism and paranoia. Before the nation realized it, the nation was embroiled in an unfair witch hunt that destroyed many lives. People were afraid that communists were infiltrating everywhere. Tenuous evidence was used to defame, discredit, and convict several people for ties to Communism.
What does term McCarthyism refer to?
McCarthyism occured in the 1940s & 1950s, Many people in the USA were accused of being communists with no proof.
