Something so evil and corrupt, I can't bear to see it written. In fact, you should protect yourself and avoid looking too.
Google, the search of which is faster than actually typing up the above question, will tell you almost instantly.
HINT: Communism, what else?
**Communism For Apex.**
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".
He instituted fear for the Reds, and created more distrust for the government by the people.
Communists
Fear
He had gained popularity by accusing certain people of being Soviet (Russian) spies, through the fear that had already entered the minds of many Americans they found him to be someone they could trust to protect them from the threat. Through trials and rigorous investigations it was revealed that his "List of spies" was in fact not as trustworthy as he had claimed. The trust of the people was lost and so ended his career and good name.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy.
Playing on public fear of unseen enemies.
Red Baiting…
Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Senator Joseph McCarthy frightened Americans by claiming communists had infiltrated the United States, and were working to bring the country down. He and the House Committee on Un-American Activities subpoenaed, interrogated and posted the names of hundreds of Americans who had been accused of communist activity.
There was widespread fear of communist infiltration in the US
Joseph McCarthy
it lead fear to the united states
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".
In 1954, the Communist-hunting senator Joseph McCarthy, in U.S. Senate hearings that were televised live, accused the U.S. Army of "coddling Communists." As many as 20 million Americans watched the combative senator malign people who had no chance to defend themselves..
Americans showed the fear of communism thorough the McCarthy trials. The trials tried many innocent people for fear they supported communism. Students practiced duck and cover drills in case of raids.