McCarthyism in the 195os is most closely
associated with
(1) claims that communists had infiltrated the
federal government
(2) efforts to prevent pro-communist governments in Latin America
(3) formation of the Warsaw Pact
(4) passage of the Interstate Highway Act



Answer :

McCarthyism in the 1950s is most closely associated with "(1) claims that communists had infiltrated the federal government"--it was a time of great paranoia.