Which statement best identifies the central idea of McCarthyism?
A. The government was cautious about communist spies and relied solely
Senator Joseph McCarthy to contain communism in America.
B. Following World War II, Americans became increasingly frightened by the
prospect of nuclear war and began invading other countries to contain
communism.
C. Joseph McCarthy used fear to manipulate Americans and government officia
into wrongfully accusing and convicting people of being secret communists.
D. McCarthyisin created national panic in the 1950s by falsely reporting that
communism was present in America, even though it had historically only
been present overseas.