McCarthyism

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Jospeh McCarthy made a speech where and what year?
Virginia, 1950
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What did McCarthy's speech say?
He had a list of 205 communists in the state department
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What did McCarthy then go onto say when asked what the names were?
He miscaluclated: 81 then 57 then a lot
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What did the Tydings comittee call him?
"Fraud and a hoax"
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What did McCarthy became known as?
Witch Finder General
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Why was McCarthy supported by the Catholic Church?
Communsim is godless.
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What did Marx and Engles say about religion?
Religion is the opinion of the masses
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What year did McCarthy become the most powerful man?
1952
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In 1953, what happens to communism in the world?
Korean war ends and stalin dies of a brain hemmorage
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In 1954, how does McCarthy end his career?
He claims there are communists in the army
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When McCarthy had to expalin on TV, 1954, what happened?
It was clear that he was telling lies
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