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What did McCarthy do first to get the public’s attention?

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McCarthy got attention for accusing people of being communists in the army or the administration without good evidence. This started in 1950 in Wheeling,West Virginia when he made a speech called enemies from within
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The answer is A.

He claimed that 205 communists worked in the US State Department.



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