As one can observe the mutual tension between the United States and the USSR, it is very likely to have controversial beliefs and opinions. By the end of World War II, the United States and the USSR were polar opposites. With the fear of communism being spread around the United States, citizens found themselves voting for presidents who were strictly anti-communist and very passionate about it like: Truman, Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan. These presidents focused on battling the Soviets politically. In addition to presidential elections, senator Joseph McCarthy started the anti-communist campaign in 1950 (powerpoint week 10 slide 15). Senator Joseph McCarthy spent nearly five years trying to expose communist in the United States to try and protect the US Government. During this time, American citizens were very limited to their freedom of speech, in fear of being accused of being unloyal to the United States Government and being
As one can observe the mutual tension between the United States and the USSR, it is very likely to have controversial beliefs and opinions. By the end of World War II, the United States and the USSR were polar opposites. With the fear of communism being spread around the United States, citizens found themselves voting for presidents who were strictly anti-communist and very passionate about it like: Truman, Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan. These presidents focused on battling the Soviets politically. In addition to presidential elections, senator Joseph McCarthy started the anti-communist campaign in 1950 (powerpoint week 10 slide 15). Senator Joseph McCarthy spent nearly five years trying to expose communist in the United States to try and protect the US Government. During this time, American citizens were very limited to their freedom of speech, in fear of being accused of being unloyal to the United States Government and being