Why is Senator Joseph McCarthy famous?

a. He ran against President Truman in the 1948 election as the candidate of the anti-civil rights Dixiecrat Party.

b. He negotiated an agreement that established the state of Israel in the British-controlled territory of Palestine.

c. He worked closely with both political parties and both houses of Congress to pass the G. I. Bill of Rights.

d. He held congressional hearings that falsely accused hundreds of Americans of alleged communist sympathies.

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Edgar Campbell

16 January, 19:25

Why is Senator Joseph McCarthy famous?

a. He ran against President Truman in the 1948 election as the candidate of the anti-civil rights Dixiecrat Party.

b. He negotiated an agreement that established the state of Israel in the British-controlled territory of Palestine.

c. He worked closely with both political parties and both houses of Congress to pass the G. I. Bill of Rights.

d. He held congressional hearings that falsely accused hundreds of Americans of alleged communist sympathies.

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Gerald · Answer 1

Senator Joseph McCarthy was famous mainly because (b.) he negotiated an agreement that established the state of Israel in the British-controlled territory of Palestine. Joseph McCarthy served as a senator from the state of Wisconsin and became the first visible face of the Cold War.