McCarthyism

Question 1 of 6 • 2025-2026_MDCPS_2100315_United States History_FY

What did McCarthy do first to get the public’s attention?

Answer

He claimed that 205 communists worked in the US State Department.

He uncovered solid evidence of communist influence.

He played a major role in helping Democrats win the presidency and gain control of both houses of Congress in 1952

Instruction

Expansion of the Vietnam War

Instruction

AssignmentMultiple Choice

Question 1 of 6 • 2025-2026_MDCPS_2100315_United States History_FY

Answer

He claimed that 205 communists worked in the US State Department.

He uncovered solid evidence of communist influence.

He played a major role in helping Democrats win the presidency and gain control of both houses of Congress in 1952

Instruction

Expansion of the Vietnam War

Instruction