Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in The USA 1945–1974.
A term used by McCarthy and his Republican supporters to dismiss the 1950 Tydings Committee report, implying it was a deliberate attempt to hide the truth about communist infiltration.
Whitewash appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially The USA 1945–1974 and Post-war Challenges 1945–1954.
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