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    McCarthyism aimed to eliminate communist influence from American society during the 1950s. Senator Joseph McCarthy led accusations of communist infiltration without evidence, causing thousands to lose jobs and face imprisonment. The House Un-American Activities Committee held hearings where witnesses were pressured to name others and faced consequences like imprisonment for refusing to cooperate. Characteristics like supporting civil rights or labor unions could lead one to be accused of communism. Government officials did little to stop the persecutions, allowing McCarthyism to be used as a partisan weapon against political opponents.

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    McCarthyism aimed to eliminate communist influence from American society during the 1950s. Senator Joseph McCarthy led accusations of communist infiltration without evidence, causing thousands to lose jobs and face imprisonment. The House Un-American Activities Committee held hearings where witnesses were pressured to name others and faced consequences like imprisonment for refusing to cooperate. Characteristics like supporting civil rights or labor unions could lead one to be accused of communism. Government officials did little to stop the persecutions, allowing McCarthyism to be used as a partisan weapon against political opponents.

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    1. What was the goal of McCarthyism?

    2. How long did the era of McCarthyism last?


    3. The American Communist party faced attacks from:
    4. Which organization run by J. Edgar Hoover sought to hunt down and
    eliminate communists from any position of influence in society?
    5. Failure to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee could
    have resulted in being:
    6. It is the 1950’s in the United States. You are suspected of being a communist.
    What are some of your “characteristics?”
    7. Why did government officials knowingly not oppose McCarthyism? What was
    the result?
    8. How can something like McCarthyism be used as a partisan weapon against
    another political party? Give an example.

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