Question

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What effect did the Korean War have on domestic politics in the United States? (2 points)
Select one:
a. It undermined the popularity of Senator Joseph McCarthy and helped bring an end to the Second Red Scare.
b. It undermined the popularity of President Truman and helped Dwight Eisenhower win the presidential election of 1952.
c. It increased the popularity of the Democratic Party and deepened Americans' commitment to fighting communism abroad.
d. It increased the popularity of the Republicans in Congress and allowed them to make significant increases

Answer 1

I would say B if anything because it did help re-elect Eisenhower.. But I'm not sure..

Answer 2

Well, yes. @BlueEyedDemon It did not help that Truman got rid of General McArthur, either. But, Eisenhower did run on a platform consisting of a "crusade against communism." Either way, he won by a landslide.

Answer 3

SInce Eisenhower was a republican, it didn't increase the popularity of the Democratic party if he undermined Truman.

Answer 4

And I believe Republicans only got popular after Eisenhower was elected, considering he was also a war hero.

Answer 5

Most of these are correct, but it's about choosing the right one.

I'm leaning towards B, @Kat97

Answer 6

Its B

Answer 7

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Welp, okay.

Answer 8

B

Answer 9

The Korean war affected domestic policy because it lead to a 400% increase in military spending, perhaps leading to the growth of what some refer to as the military industrial complex. Much of the McCarthy witch hunt also occurred during this time, so it probably help stoke the often times paranoid pursuit of communist in the US. As far as foreign policy is concerned, it was the first time that a communist power was able to fight the US into a sort of stalemate...the US was not able to unify the country of Korea under its terms. Also the "loss" of north Korea quite possibly heightened US concern over the possible fall of Vietnam, because of the famed domino theory. Other historians have posited that the experience in the Vietnam war explains why many people in the military were initially skeptical of the war in Vietnam...as early as the Kennedy administration. women were again plunged into the workforce; arms production went up; technology advanced tremendously; armed forces decisions were centralized to East coast. Anticommunist fervor increased tremendously.