Discuss McCarthyism during the 1950s in the United States. What were its root causes? What were its effects? In what ways did it reflect the culture of the late 1940s-early 1950s in the US? please use peer reviewed articles

Discuss McCarthyism during the 1950s in the United States. What were its root causes? What were its effects? In what ways did it reflect the culture of the late 1940s-early 1950s in the US? please use peer reviewed articles