Senator Joseph McCarthy First Rose to National Prominence by

question 66

Multiple Choice

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

• A) revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
• B) charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media.
• C) asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S. Army.
• D) mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia.
• E) charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S. State Department.

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