U. S. Senator Joseph McCarthy
In the 1950s he was infamous for his "witch hunt" for communists.
The opinions of historians range from vindication to damaging when it comes to McCarthyism. While it is true that the Communist Party USA received a substantial amount of funding from the Soviet Union, the majority of historians do not think it justified the extent that McCarthyism went to with some even going so far as to say that McCarthyism was more damaging to the country than the Communist Party USA. On the other hand, there are also critics say that this knowledge justified McCarthyism.
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anti-communism
To be blacklisted was to have your name placed on a list of people who would not be hired by those who agreed with the paranoia of McCarthyism. The entertainment industry was particularly affected by the blacklist.
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the persepective from which the media covered anticommunism and mccarthyism
Explain how McCarthyism affected the lives and political thinking of people in the U.S
McCarthyism was able to happen because people had an extreme fear of communism.
McCarthyism started after WWII in the 50's, when communism started.
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Joseph Stalin was the key person in McCarthyism. He employed agents in the US, many in high political offices. It was named after Joseph McCarthy, a senator and republican from wisconsin. He charged that communists were taking over the government, and took advantage of peoples concerns about communism. If succeeded at first, but eventually fell out of favor.
McCarthyism occured in the 1940s & 1950s, Many people in the USA were accused of being communists with no proof.
Which work of at was inspired by the 1950s era of McCarthyism in the United States
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