Because of fears about the spread of communism in the 1950s and the tactics of lawmakers such as Senator Joseph McCarthy, TV networks started asking actors and other workers to ______.
A)hold controversial political views in order to get and keep their jobs
B)sign loyalty oaths denouncing communism
C)defend themselves in a court of law from accusations of being communists
D)stop working in television and radio
E)None of the above options is correct.

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TV networks started asking actors and other workers to sign loyalty oaths denouncing communism due to fears about the spread of communism in the 1950s and the tactics of lawmakers such as Senator Joseph McCarthy. This was seen as a way to prove their loyalty to the United States and distance themselves from any communist associations.

Because of Fears About the Spread of Communism in the 1950s