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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".
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Who claimed that communists and communists sympathizers were everywhere in the federal government?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Who was Joseph McCarthy and what was he looking for?
Joseph McCarthy was a US Senator in the late 1940's who was looking for people,such as Communists who were plotting to subvert the US government.
Why did Joseph McCarthy accuse people of being communists?
I think it was because he was a bad man about accusing people of being communists
When did Joseph McCarthy use TV to spead communism?
US Congressman Joseph McCarthy (who was anti-communist) tried to expose communists working in Hollywood and in Washington, DC.
Who led the witch hunt for communists spies in the US government in the 1950?
Joseph McCarthy
Which of these men was most closely related to the search for communists in the Federal Government in the 1950s?
Joseph McCarthy
In what ways did Joseph McCarthy violate American values in his search for communists?
anti-American trials of several prominent American citizens he believed were subversive communists
Which US leader was publicly condemned by the senate for his actions in the persecuting suspected Communists?
Joseph McCarthy
Who claimed that communists and communists sympathizers were everywhere in the federal government?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Which situation resulted from senator Joseph McCarthy search for communists within the US during the 1950?
it lead fear to the united states
Why did McCarthy's search for communists consider a witch hunt?
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Who was Joseph McCarthy and what was he looking for?
Joseph McCarthy was a US Senator in the late 1940's who was looking for people,such as Communists who were plotting to subvert the US government.
What event led to the senate hearings on joseph McCarthy's accusations?
McCarthy claimed that the U.S. Army was full of communists.
What accusations did Joseph McCarthy make against the US Army?
There were communists in the military.
Was a us senator who launched a widespread hunt for communists in America?
Joseph McCarthy
What was Joseph McCarthy investigating?
Joseph McCarthy was investigating the possibility of communists and spies infiltrating our own federal government during the heated years of the Cold War.
Why did Joseph McCarthy accuse people of being communists?
I think it was because he was a bad man about accusing people of being communists
