Apentix/AP US History/Unit 8: Period 8 (1945-1980)/Question
AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

During the early 1950s, the term McCarthyism came to describe

A.the policy of military containment
B.government support for labor unions
C.the desegregation of the armed forces
D.reckless accusations of disloyalty and communist influence made with little or no evidence

Explanation

Core Concept

Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that communists had infiltrated the State Department and other institutions, ruining careers through unsubstantiated allegations. The term came to stand for such smear tactics and the wider anticommunist hysteria of the era.

Correct Answer

Dreckless accusations of disloyalty and communist influence made with little or no evidence

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