Question

During the Red Scare, many were accused of being Communist, even without evidence to prove it. This was known as:

A. the Truman Doctrine.
B. the Fair Deal.
C. McCarthyism.
D. Fordism.

Answer 1

This was known as "McCarthyism" since this was the name of the Senator who led the charges of communism against not only other lawmakers, but citizens of the US in general. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. McCarthyism.

McCarthy was a senator who focused his public appearances and his career to purging communists and anarchists from the United States. He managed to make everyone believe that communist spies and sympathizers were everywhere, but eventually everyone understood that he wasn't speaking the truth and abandoned his cause.