The purpose of this speech was to: a)convince people that Communism poses no real threat to the U.S. b)convince people that Communist spies have infiltrated the U.S. government. c)argue why Communism is superior to democracy. d)encourage people to support nuclear war with the Soviets. C→Use the text from the slideshow to answer the question that follows.ooooSenator Joseph McCarthy's Speech on Communists in theState Department (excerpts)Text courtesy of: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3633"Tonight as we celebrate the 141st birthday of one of the great men inAmerican history, I would like to be able to talk about what a glorious daytoday is in the history of the world. As we celebrate the birth of this man, whowith his whole heart and soul hated war, I would like to be able to speak ofpeace in our time, of war being outlawed, and of worldwide disarmament.These would be truly appropriate things to be able to mention as we celebratethe birthday of Abraham Lincoln.Five years after a world war has been won, men's hearts should anticipate along peace, and men's minds should be free from the heavy weight thatcomes with war. But this is not such a period -- for this is not a period ofpeace. This is a time of the Cold War. This is a time when all the world is splitinto two vast, increasingly hostile armed camps -- a time of a greatarmaments race. Today we can almost physically hear the mutterings andrumblings of an invigorated god of war. You can see it, feel it, and hear it allthe way from the hills of Indochina, from the shores of Formosa right over intothe very heart of Europe itself. ..."The purpose of this speech was to:convince people that Communism poses no real threat to the U.S.convince people that Communist spies have infiltrated the U.S. government.argue why Communism is superior to democracy.encourage people to support nuclear war with the Soviets.Next

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The purpose of this speech was to: a)convince people that Communism poses no real threat to the U.S. b)convince people that Communist spies have infiltrated the U.S. government. c)argue why Communism is superior to democracy. d)encourage people to support nuclear war with the Soviets. C→Use the text from the slideshow to answer the question that follows.ooooSenator Joseph McCarthy's Speech on Communists in theState Department (excerpts)Text courtesy of: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3633&#34;Tonight as we celebrate the 141st birthday of one of the great men inAmerican history, I would like to be able to talk about what a glorious daytoday is in the history of the world. As we celebrate the birth of this man, whowith his whole heart and soul hated war, I would like to be able to speak ofpeace in our time, of war being outlawed, and of worldwide disarmament.These would be truly appropriate things to be able to mention as we celebratethe birthday of Abraham Lincoln.Five years after a world war has been won, men's hearts should anticipate along peace, and men's minds should be free from the heavy weight thatcomes with war. But this is not such a period -- for this is not a period ofpeace. This is a time of the Cold War. This is a time when all the world is splitinto two vast, increasingly hostile armed camps -- a time of a greatarmaments race. Today we can almost physically hear the mutterings andrumblings of an invigorated god of war. You can see it, feel it, and hear it allthe way from the hills of Indochina, from the shores of Formosa right over intothe very heart of Europe itself. ...&#34;The purpose of this speech was to:convince people that Communism poses no real threat to the U.S.convince people that Communist spies have infiltrated the U.S. government.argue why Communism is superior to democracy.encourage people to support nuclear war with the Soviets.Next>

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Joseph McCarthy was an American politician and Senator of the Republican party who became famous…

	a)	convince people that Communism poses no real threat to the U.S.
	b)	convince people that Communist spies have infiltrated the U.S. government.
	c)	argue why Communism is superior to democracy.
	d)	encourage people to support nuclear war with the Soviets.

The purpose of this speech was to: a) convince people that Communism poses no real threat to the U.S. b) convince people that Communist spies have infiltrated the U.S. government. c) argue why Communism is superior to democracy. d) encourage people to support nuclear war with the Soviets.