Impact Of The Vietnam War On Mccarthyism

The Cold War was a rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II and its impact were universal and last to half way through the 20th century. At this time the world was divided in two; the capitalist led by the United States and the communists led by the Soviet Union. It began in 1947 and last to 1991. The people in the Western nations were conditioned that communism was the root of all evil while the people in the communist nations believed the Western was filled with greedy leaders. The Cold war was impacted by Mccarthyism, the Vietnamese War and contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

According to the dictionary it states , “McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism." In the beginning of the 1950 the senator, Joseph McCarthy began to persecute individuals accusing them of being spies. This spiked fear in the American citizens lives. They began to live on edge and begin to blame any one who seem to be out of place. To make matters worse the

It impacted the Cold War in numerous ways. One of the reasons is the fact that when United States entered the war the soviets were allies to Vietnam. The Soviets strongly believed that their purpose was to protect Vietnam. To make matters worse the Soviets continued to supply the Vietnam with food and weapons which angered the United States. Furthermore, the impact was worsen when United States was defeated in the war. Once the United States was defeated it made the Soviet seem like they won. It also created embarrassment for the Americans. After the lose the American troops were losing hope and since it was the first televised war the troops felt publicly