What were the causes and consequences of McCarthyism?

Write an essay answer using your own ideas, and the textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history. You will end up with five answers 1. Truman and Beginning of the Cold War (chapter 28.1-2 in textbook). Pick one of these three: a. Was the Truman Doctrine a good policy? Why or why not? b. What were the causes and consequences of McCarthyism? c. Should the Korean War be considered a victory, loss, or neither for the U.S.? Why? 2. Eisenhower and the 1950s (chapter 28.3-5). Pick one of these three: a. Would you judge Eisenhower’s presidency a success or failure? Give examples. b. Was Eisenhower right to be so worried about the military-industrial complex? Explain. c. What were the key events that triggered the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s? 3. JFK and LBJ (chapters 29 and 30). Pick one of these three: a. What factors led to the election of John F. Kennedy in 1960? b. People today still disagree on whether LBJ’s “Great Society” programs were a good idea or not. What do you think and why? c. What do you think are the most important lessons to be learned from U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? 4. Nixon and Social Movements (chapters 29 and 30). Pick one of these three: a. What were the arguments used by opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment? Have things changed enough that it would pass today if it was re-introduced? b. Based on what happened in the 1960s, what do you think is the best way to change society: passing new laws, court cases, nonviolent civil disobedience, or violence? Give evidence. c. How did Vietnam and Watergate affect popular trust in the federal government? 5. Ford, Carter, Reagan (chapters 30 and 31). Pick one of these three: a. Was Gerald Ford right to pardon Richard Nixon? Why or why not? b. What could or should Jimmy Carter have done differently in the Iran Hostage Crisis? c. What were the greatest achievements or failures of Ronald Reagan’s administration