Question

which of the following is a term describing a period of intense anti-communist suspicion in the united states that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the mid to late 1950s?
○ mccarthyism
○ containment
○ baby boom
○ korean war

Explanation:

• McCarthyism refers to the period of intense anti - Communist suspicion and political repression in the US from the late 1940s to mid - late 1950s, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
• Containment was a US foreign policy to stop the spread of Communism, not a period of domestic anti - Communist suspicion.
• Baby Boom was a post - WWII increase in birth rates.
• Korean War was a military conflict, not a period of domestic anti - Communist suspicion.

Answer:

A. McCarthyism