Senator Joseph McCarthy frightened Americans by claiming communists had infiltrated the United States, and were working to bring the country down. He and the House Committee on Un-American Activities subpoenaed, interrogated and posted the names of hundreds of Americans who had been accused of communist activity.
Senator McCarthy claimed that there were communists within USA working for the Soviet Union. Of course this was just a false alarm, but his false accusations id cause a lot of fear within the public.
red scare
The Red Scare.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
No one US Senator was responsible. Joseph McCarthy is the Senator popularly linked to the Red Scare because he was the one most often publicized.
The US senator's name was Joseph McCarthy. The Red Scare is also known as McCarthyism.
The Second Red Scare of 1947 to 1957 was dominated by Senator Joseph McCarthy (R) from Wisconsin.
McCarthyism are attacks (made) by Senator Joseph McCarthy (and others).
Joseph McCarthy's career was furthered by the Cold War, as the Cold War brought about the red scare, and it gave a rapid rise to Mccarthyism in america, and Joseph McCarthy was very busy hunting communists for quite some time.
Leading the Red Scare.
The State Department had been infiltrated by Communists. The Red Scare. Joseph McCarthy was responsible for the anti-American trials of several prominent American citizens he believed were subversive communists.
Senator Joseph McCarthy accused hundreds of actors, directors, and screenwriters of Communism with his Hollywood Blacklist. Many of the entertainment professionals were barred from their professions.
Joseph McCarthy. :D