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Why were people so willing to believe Joseph McCarthy's accusations?
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∙ 10y ago
There were about 300 people that were accused by Joseph McCarthy as either being Communist or sympathizing with Communism. When the lists were made public, all of these individuals were illegally blacklisted. This means that they were fired from their jobs, shunned, and were unable to find other work. Some people were given the opportunity to clear their name in a long, drawn-out process. Very few people actually cleared their name this way. Most people were just forced to suffer through the blacklisting. McCarthy's accusations irreparably damaged many careers. The reputations and livelihoods of hundreds of people were ruined.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoJoseph McCarthy was said to be on a witch hunt for communists. He accused many unfairly. Many innocent people lost their careers and good reputation. Drew Pearson fought back by thoroughly investigating McCarthy. As a direct result of his inquiries, McCarthy was discredited and the witch hunt was over.
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∙ 10y agoAmericans were so scared, they'd believe anything in order to be protected
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What event lead to the senate hearings on Joseph McCarthys accusations?
mccarthy claimed that the us army was full of communists
Who were Joseph McCarthys victims?
spies for the Soviet Union spies for the Soviet Union
What accusations did Joseph McCarthy make against the US Army?
There were communists in the military.
What led to Joseph McCarthy's censure?
His accusations against war heroes His televised interrogation of the army that led to censure.
What was the US Congress's final response to Joseph McCarthys actions and how long after their response did he die?
Congress's response was to censure him after his long tirade of baseless Communist accusations in the Army, Government, and what not. His accusations began in 1950 and after three long years of hunting Communists without facts the Army, with the Presidents blessing, put McCarthy on trial for trying to get a former aide of his better treatment in the Army. This trial/ hearing were televised for the 36 days it went on and 20 million people watched. The people who watched realized McCarthy was just a bully and his popularity began to plummet. With his popularity gone Congress finally felt confident enough to try and censure him in 1954. The censure hearing held to see if he should be censured on 46 different accounts. After about two months the hearing ended and he was censured on only 2 accounts. This took away most of his power. No one listened to his speeches and television stayed away from him. After three years as a powerless senator he died of inflammation of the liver on May 2, 1957. He was 48.
What event lead to the senate hearings on Joseph McCarthys accusations?
mccarthy claimed that the us army was full of communists
Who were Joseph McCarthys victims?
spies for the Soviet Union spies for the Soviet Union
What accusations did Joseph McCarthy make against the US Army?
There were communists in the military.
What led to Joseph McCarthy's censure?
His accusations against war heroes His televised interrogation of the army that led to censure.
Who put Joseph son of Jacob into jail?
In Egypt Joseph was put in jail, due to the false accusations by the wife of Pautefer.
What were US congress's final response to Joseph mccarthys actions?
in December 1954, the senate voted to censure, or formally criticize, him for "conduct unbecoming a senator"
What led to Joseph McCarthy's'?
His accusations against war heroes His televised interrogation of the army that led to censure.
What led to Joseph McCarthy's?
His accusations against war heroes His televised interrogation of the army that led to censure.
What event led to the senate hearings on joseph McCarthy's accusations?
McCarthy claimed that the U.S. Army was full of communists.
What U.S. senator used Americans' fear of communism to promote his career by making baseless accusations of communist activities in the US?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
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