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U.s. History: Mc Carthyism

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Read about the dangers of paranoia when exercised by people of power. The witch-hunting of the McCarthy era made rash and false accusations against supposed Communist sympathizers that affected many lives.

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mccarthyism, richard nixon
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ushistory.org, alger hiss, huac, house on un-american activities, independence hall association, mccarthy era, president dwight eisenhower, red scare in the 1950s, senator joseph mccarthy, fear of communism
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)