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McCarthy was able to capitalize on US fears about communism and claiming they were in the government.
US Congressman Joseph McCarthy (who was anti-communist) tried to expose communists working in Hollywood and in Washington, DC.
Joseph McCarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy searched for communist card holders in the US government and in Hollywood. To him, these people were a danger to US security. That is why he searched for them. His misguided intent was to protect the US. Instead he went "overboard".
Joseph McCarthy died on May 2, 1957 at the age of 48.
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Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy was able to capitalize on US fears about communism and claiming they were in the government.
McCarthy was able to capitalize on US fears about communism and claiming they were in the government.
US Congressman Joseph McCarthy (who was anti-communist) tried to expose communists working in Hollywood and in Washington, DC.
The most famous communist activist was Sanetor Joseph McCarthy a republican from Wisconsin
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Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy was censured by the United States Senate for claiming that there were thousands of communist spies living in the United States.
McCarthy charged that the State Department was infested with communist agents