Question

Joseph McCarthy was a ___ Senator from the state of ___.

Republican; Iowa

Republican; Wisconsin

Democratic; California

Democratic; Massachusetts

2.

Who did McCarthy blame for the U.S.'s military performance in Korea?

the Soviet Union

North Korea

President Eisenhower

President Truman

3.

What happened to McCarthy in the months following the Army-McCarthy Hearings?

he was put in jail

he was impeached

he was forced to resign

he was publicly discredited

Answer 1

Answers:

1. Republican; Wisconsin
2. President Truman
3. He was publicly discredited

A further thought:

The lessons learned from the McCarthy era showed that the freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights must be vigorously defended. If individuals' rights to freedom of speech and freedom of association are called into question, and due process of law is not followed, everything America stands for can come under attack.