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-that the State Department, and other agencies of government, were overrun with communists…

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Which was a lie used by Senator McCarthy to rise to prominence?

The State Department had been infiltrated by Communists.


Why did Senator McCarthy always make his inflammatory accusation on the floor of the US Senate?

So he would have legal immunity that protected him from being sued for slender.


What factors combined to create the anticommunist paranoia that led to the prominence of Senator Joseph McCarthy?

The discovery of a large number of Russian spies in the State Department


Which issue trumpeted by Senator McCarthy was a politically motivated lie to help his rise to prominence?

The discovery of a large number of Russian spies in the State Department


What issue was trumpeted by Senator McCarthy as a politically motivated lie to help his rise to prominence?

The "Red Scare". He claimed to have discovered a large number of Russian spies in the State Department.


When was Joe McCarthy elected as a U.S. Senator?

Joe McCarthy was elected as a U.S. senator in 1946


Who was the anti communist senator?

Senator Joe McCarthy


Was Senator McCarthy a Republican or a democrat?

Joe McCarthy was Republican.


What state did Senator Joseph McCarthy represent?

Joseph McCarthy was a United States Senator representing the state of Wisconsin.


Who led the witch hunts for communism in the 1950s?

Senator McCarthy.


What are the release dates for Biography - 1961 Senator Joseph McCarthy?

Biography - 1961 Senator Joseph McCarthy was released on: USA: 1962


Joseph McCarthy served a US Senator from which state?

he was the senator for Wisconsin (not a proud memory for them)