Joseph McCarthy

Senator Joseph McCarthy (a Republican from ) is best known for his role in the "Red Scare" of the 1950s, so much so that a new term for a "witch hunt" of suspected enemies with little or no proof emerged: "McCarthyism".
Following World War 2, it quickly became clear that wartime ally the Soviet Union would become a rival for global power with the United States. This, combined with the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, led to an epidemic of paranoia over the "Red Menace", which McCarthy capitalized on by accusing members of the US State Department of being communist sympathizers. He was fond of claiming he had "a list of names" of known communists in the government. McCarthy even went so far as to accuse high-ranking members of the military of communist leanings; it was his attacks on the military that seem to have finally turned people against McCarthy, as even President Eisenhower (also a Republican), finally denounced the wayward Senator, after having remained silent on the issue of McCarthyism.

At the beginning of the McCarthy era, there was much fear mongering. The inflated statements made by McCarthy were believed by the American public. However, after some time, the public realized that what he was saying could not be true.

Though anti-Communist sentiment continued throughout the Cold War, McCarthyism essentially ended with Joseph McCarthy's downfall. He was ultimately censured in the Senate in 1954 over his unethical tactics.

•Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, up for reelection raised the specter of Communist conspiracies within the United States.

•McCarthy produced a list of 250 names of presumed Communist-supporting government employees. Later, when scrutinized, this list was reduced to 57.

•Although McCarthy's accusations were usually baseless and unprovable, few were willing to risk their reputations by speaking out against him.

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McCarthy claimed that over 200 members of the government were communists.

They would get blacklisted, and not be allowed to be hired, so they'd loose money, and people would be against the person who was accused.

McCarthyism, named after Joseph McCarthy, was a period of intense anticommunism, also (popularly) known as the (second) Red Scare, which occurred in the United States from 1948 to about 1956 (or later), when the government of the United States was actively engaged in suppression of the Communist Party USA, its leadership, and others suspected of being communists.... Site located here: http://www.payer.de/fundamentalismus/fundamentalismus053.htm

what party did senator McCarthy feel was a major threat to the United States government

In 1950 anti-communist hysteria began to emerge in the USA as encouraged by the actions of Senator Joe McCarthy who began accusing high-ranking US officials of being communists or at least them selling secrets to the Russians. Many government employees were found guilty about passing on secrets about the Atom Bomb but he eventually lost popularity and then soon power as his accusations grew wilder and cruder each day. All this simply served to increase tension between the two superpowers due to the hysteria created and the detest shown by this senator towards the communists.

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Just like the rest of the really good pop singers; They got old no body really yelled for their name for awhile and he just swept away with the dust. Soon that's whats going to happen to Miley Cyrus and Justin Beiber and all those other pop stars.. I can see it now :O

Reagan may have tried to help some actors that McCarthy's committee caused to be blacklisted. Surely he knew some of these people and had likely worked with them.

Bonzo Reagan did nothing to help those people that had been slandered, defiled and brow-beat by McCarthy and his brutal browbeating methods. McCarthy seized upon the idea of painting himself as a rapacious anti-communist Senator when he realized that due to his high number of missed committee meeting, missed votes (highest no-vote record in the Senate at the time), that his re-election was in serious jeopardy - he need to create a new facade, a he had watched the media covering the House Un-American activities hearings, so he began his own grand-stand in the Senate.

McCarthy engaged in a grand-standing outrageous charade designed to get him maximum press coverage and notoriety. He made claims of having pages of documented communist conspirators that had infiltrated the state department and the upper echelons of the military. These papers never existed, he made it up. He conducted a witch hunt that left thousands of people's careers destroyed and resulting in over 100 suicides, and not one truly subversive who had succeeded in getting into an even moderate level of the government.

To quote Senators Carl Levin and Susan Collins:

"Senator McCarthy's zeal to uncover subversion and espionage led to disturbing excesses. His browbeating tactics destroyed careers of people who were not involved in the infiltration of our government. His freewheeling style caused both the Senate and the Subcommittee to revise the rules governing future investigations, and prompted the courts to act to protect the Constitutional rights of witnesses at Congressional hearings... These hearings are a part of our national past that we can neither afford to forget nor permit to reoccur."

McCarthy claimed that there were known communists in the State Department. He held investigations and hearings and which ruined many careers. He never actually presented any facts to back up his claims that people were communists or "fellow travelers" or traitors to the nation. Presidents Truman and Eisenhower so feared his influence with the public that they did nothing to stop him. When McCarthy attacked the US Army as a hotbed of communist activity, the Senate finally censored him and he died a broken politician.

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McCarthy charged that the State Department was infested with communist agents

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In the 1950's, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigated Communists who had supposedly infiltrated all aspects of American life, including the government, the military, and Hollywood. (The committee was formed in 1938 and dissolved in 1975, but it is most famous from the 1950's. Although Joseph McCarthy was in the U.S. Senate, not the House of Representatives, he worked in parallel with HUAC.)

We're doing the Crucible in English that was written by Arthur Miller as a link to the McCarthy trials. As far as we have researched we have found out that the McCArthy trails were about finding ommmunists in America after the 2nd world wr as the government were worried about being overthrown. McCarthy was unfair in the way he trailed suspects, he gave them two choises, either admit to communism and go to jail or lose all your rights and belongings, or tell them of people you know who are communists. Obviously this did not really work as people lied to get out of jail. But yeah, as far as i know that's what it is. :)

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True. Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. Senator in the 1950s, gained notoriety for his aggressive and often unfounded allegations of communist infiltration in the government and other sectors. His tactics, characterized by fearmongering and the lack of credible evidence, ultimately led to a loss of public trust and his censure by the Senate. McCarthy's legacy is often viewed as a cautionary tale about the dangers of political witch hunts and the erosion of civil liberties.

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During the McCarthy era, a wide range of professionals were targeted by Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations, particularly those in government, the entertainment industry, education, and the media. Many artists, writers, and actors were accused of communist affiliations, leading to blacklisting and loss of careers. Additionally, government officials and military personnel faced scrutiny, with accusations often lacking substantial evidence. These actions fostered a climate of fear and suspicion, leading to significant repercussions for many individuals and their professions.

he was asked to show the names of people he accused of being communist and he didnt have any names