Question

PART A: Which statement best identifies the central idea of the text?
A. The government was cautious about communist spies and relied solely on Senator Joseph McCarthy to
contain communism in America.
B. Following World War II, Americans became increasingly frightened by the prospect of nuclear war and began
invading other countries to contain communism.
C. Joseph McCarthy used fear to manipulate Americans and government officials into wrongfully accusing and
convicting people of being secret communists.
D. McCarthyism created national panic in the 1950s by falsely reporting that communism was present in
America, even though it had historically only been present overseas.

Answer 1

Explanation:

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Central idea of the text is representing the most important thing that people can pull out of it. Usually, the central idea is representing the idea that is mostly described in the passage.

For example, If you text is considering description of communist spies and communism in America, then the correct answer and the central idea should be answer A).

Answer 2

Answer:

A). The government was cautious about communist spies and relied solely on Senator Joseph McCarthy to  contain communism in America.

Explanation:

As per the question, option A i.e. 'The government was cautious about communist spies and relied solely on Senator Joseph McCarthy to  contain communism in America' displays the statement that most appropriately identifies the key idea of the text. It identifies the dominating idea that unifies all the elements of the text together in one single thought i.e. 'the government was vigilant towards the communist spies and entirely depend upon the Senator Joseph for containing communism in United States.' Thus, option A is the correct answer.