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Instructions: Answer any ONE of the following essay questions. Your response should be in essay format. Write as much as possible telling me who, what, where, when, and why. Use complete sentences and multiple paragraphs; 3-5-7 total. Your response is worth up to 20 points.

Discuss the Holocaust. What was it and where and when did it take place? What were the reasons for such a thing? Who were the victims of this event? And how long did it last? What were the immediate effects following this event? Be detailed and provided examples.

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Discuss the Second Red Scare. What gave birth to this movement and who perpetuated it? What were the fears of American leaders during this period? What kinds of effects did it have on American people? What did this mean for civil liberties? Be detailed and provided examples.

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Discuss the Great Society. What was it and when did it take place? Who was responsible for this and what was its objective? Was it successful, why or why not? What was the response to this effort? What are some lasting effects of the Great Society?  Be detailed and provided examples

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Answer 1

The second Red scar which is also popularly known as “McCarthyism” is a word coined by Senator Joseph McCarthy.The second Red Scar generally refers to the fear of communism that permeated American politics, culture and society during the initial phase of Cold War with Soviet Union. increased popular fear of communist espionage consequent to a Soviet Eastern Europe, the Berlin Blockade (1948–49), the Chinese Civil War, the confessions of spying for the Soviet Union given by several high-ranking U.S. government officials, and the Korean War are the some of important events that gave birth to Second Red Scar and it was popularised by Senator Joseph Mccarthy.

The events of the late 1940s, early 1950s such as the trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (1953), the trial of Alger Hiss, the Iron Curtain (1945–1991) around Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon test in 1949 (RDS-1) - surprised the American leaders and public, influencing popular opinion about U.S. National Security, that, in turn, connected to fear of the Soviet Union hydrogen-bombing the United States, and fear of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA).