He made false statements to the press about a list of Communists he said were in the State Department. The number of communists changed every time he spoke about it, and in the end he found only one former communist, after ruining the careers, and performing character assassination, and destroying the reputations of scores of wrongfully accused people, costing them their jobs, or any hope of future employment. He attracted free publicity from the press by repeating his outlandish statements, and never apologizing for his mistakes.
Playing on public fear of unseen enemies.
Joseph McCarthy was able to wield power due to publicity which increased his approval rating, and gained him a powerful following.
his attempts to prove that subversives had infiltrated the Army failed.
The Army-McCarthy hearings, held April through June of 1954, initiated the undoing of Senator Joseph McCarthy as far as his political power was concerned. By year's end McCarthy would be censured by the Senate and completely void of influence.
he was a senator.
McCarthyism are attacks (made) by Senator Joseph McCarthy (and others).
I have not given this any study. But my first reaction is the danger of giving too much power to one individual. I know, he was a senator and not an emperor, but he was a terror, and found himself amassing power at the people's expense.
Yes, he did.
grow
by making irresponsible allegations
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.
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.