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The paper argues that McCarthyism became powerful in the period from 1950 to 1955 because the United States suddenly found its aura of invulnerability and omnipotence threatened in profound ways. The paper explains that the Soviets showed an unexpected nuclear capability and the Rosenbergs ostensibly showed that the "homeland" was not free from Communist intrigue. The paper also explains that the Truman Administration created a climate of fear in America during the late 1940s - a climate of fear that made it possible for incidents such as the two outlined to become deeply troubling to ordinary Americans. The paper shows how as a result, America in the first half of the 1950s became consumed with rooting out the nation's enemies before those enemies could undermine the USA.

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"The following brief paper will argue that McCarthyism became powerful in the period from 1950 to 1955 because the United States suddenly found its aura of invulnerability and omnipotence threatened in profound ways. To elaborate, the Soviets showed an unexpected nuclear capability and the Rosenberg's (ostensibly) showed that the "homeland" was not free from Communist intrigue. Last of all, the Truman Administration created a climate of fear in America during the late 1940s - a climate of fear that made it possible for incidents such as the two outlined to become deeply..."

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