Senator Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism, and the Witch Hunt

Senator Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism, and the Witch Hunt

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Once McCarthy began his journey to become one of the ______ and __________ politician of his time.

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McCarthy ran a _______ campaign. In retrospect, his policies as a circuit court judge proved to an _________ to his later era of "McCarthyism"

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During the election for a senate seat, McCarthy used _____ and _____ against his opponent, Robert La Follette, in promoting his seat.

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In promoting his bid for Senator, he damaged La Follette's reputation because La Follette had not served in the

during the war

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McCarthy took advantage of the nation's wave of ________ against communism. He claimed he had a list of _____ people in the State Department who were known members of the American Communist Party.

• fanatic terror

• terror

• 205

• 105

• none

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The American public went crazy and demanded an _______ of underground agitators. In reality, the list was mostly a list of ______ and sexual deviates.

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McCarthy investigated for two years and the American period was full of panic because of McCarthy's _____ ________ and fear of communism. This era became known as _____________.

• witch hunt

• hunt

• McCarthyism

• corruption

• alcoholism

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McCarthy accused several ________ citizens, most notably Owen Lattimore.

• Louis Budenz

• innocent

• Owen Lattimore

• communist

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Louis Beudenz was a former editor of the Daily Worker. He had evidence that was ________ at best. Beudenz's information was ______ at best and was old, it was from ____ years old.

• 13

• 3

• circumstantial

• strong

• very

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Finally, _______ discredited McCarthy's accusations. He used the radio and the newspaper. McCarthy charged him but _______ was found innocent on all charges.

• Louis Budenz

• Drew Pearson

• McCarthy

• Owen Lattimore

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McCarthy had to face his downfall when he attempted to investigate _____ _____ into the military.

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President Eisenhower knew he had to stop

.

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The nation finally learned that McCarthy was truly _____ and full malice.

• evil

• innocent

• correct

• a communist too

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McCarthy was stripped of his power and became an alcoholic nobody. This period in time did lead to the growing

between the United States and the Soviets. The terror of communism and the Cold War would eventually end