"Enemies Within" as we read

In his introduction, McCarthy…

• discusses how the world is in a state of war split between communists and non-communists.

• compares the fight against communist to Abraham Lincoln's fight against slavery.

• discusses the history of the Cold War and America's strategy for the war.

• celebrates the present state of peace after America's victory in World War II.

McCarthy quotes Stalin and Lenin...

• to convince communist sympathizers to join his cause against communism.

• to point out how communist leaders promise a good deal but rarely follow through.

• to support his argument that communism has already infiltrated most of Europe.

• to support his claims that communist and non-communist states cannot exist in peace.

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For the current state of the Cold War, McCarthy blames...

• Soviet spies who invaded the U.S. after World War II.

• marginalized people who betrayed the U.S. out of spite.

• privileged people who have committed traitorous acts.

• the State Department for allowing outside enemies into the country.

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McCarthy criticizes the State Department for...

• employing suspicious persons and being infiltrated by communists.

• not issuing harsher punishments against known and suspected spies.

• taking too much interest in foreign politics, not focusing on domestic issues.

• failing to prevent China from becoming communist.

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McCarthy uses Alger Hiss...

• to accuse the State Department of framing an innocent man.

• to praise the State Department efforts in revealing and punishing spies.

• as an example of communist corruption in the State Department.

• as an example of the State Department's ability to distract the public from larger issues.

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McCarthy suggests that Hiss...

• heavily influenced the outcome of the Yalta Conference in the Soviets' favor.

• was framed to divert attention away from other communists in the State Department.

• did not in fact attend the Yalta Conference, but was with the Sovients.

• was so inept at his job that he essentially handed the Soviets everything they wanted.

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McCarthy suggests that communism in America...

• will be stopped when the American people remember their morals.

• can never be stopped because America already has too many communists.

• will cause a religious change more than a political or economic one.

• can only be stopped through negotiations with the communists.

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