Eisenhower's Contribution To The Demise Of Mccarthy

Joseph McCarthy 's time in office was a very intense and nerve racking period since he used brutal force to track down suspected communist. In the excerpt “How McCarthyism Worked” states, “Taking advantage of people 's concerns about communism, McCarthy made one

In McCarthy’s famous Wheeler speech in West Virginia, he stated he had a list of 205 names that were supposedly members of the State department that were involved with the American Communist Party. McCarthy persevered and pushed to successfully become appointed as Chairman of the Government Committee on Operations of the Senate, which was crucial in broadening the scope of his powers to investigate subversives. He questioned numerous government departments and the paranoia and fear produced from the witch-hunts and fear of subversives infiltrating America resulted in it being titled ‘McCarthyism’. McCarthy eventually began to lose his popularity and influence over America during October of 1953 due to his controversial accusations against the U.S Army. When president Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected, McCarthy’s opinions became less of a focus in Media. Many news organisations painted McCarthy as a villainous character due to his attacks on innocent people (Hyper 1).

Joseph McCarthy is a desperate and unlikeable U.S senator who uses fear against others, which leads to the use of the horrific use of McCarthyism. Mccarthy is not a supporter of communists, “Thus he spread terror among his peers. His Republican colleagues were torn between fear of his prowess and willingness to use his attacks on President Harry Truman” (“Joseph”). McCarthy claims that people working within the U.S government are communists and that they should be exposed. Mccarthy blames others so people see him as a hero for saving the country from communist. His desperateness causes him to accuse his peers of being communists. For that reason people do not want to be around him because of the “terror” he causes and “spreads”. Mccarthy wants to do everything to address the problem of communism. Therefore, to prove that there is a problem going on, “McCarthy claimed to have in hand a list of 205 people in the U.S. State Department

Joseph McCarthy did not become well known until 1950. He was a senator from Wisconsin. The reason why he became well known was because he supposedly had a list of people who were Communists but living and working in the United States. He was determined to make it his mission to find and deport or destroy these people. This time in American history became known as the Red Scare. He was chairman of the Senate Permanent Investigation Subcommittee. He destroyed many innocent people lives with his witch hunt. After much debate and investigation, there was no such list and there were no Communists living amongst American citizens. He was ostracized by many. The tactics he used to try and find the so called Communists living amongst American

McCarthy’s rule over America’s conscious was carried out with an iron fist while he served as a Republican U.S. Senator of Wisconsin from 1947-1957. He spent five years trying to single out accused communists and other left-wing loyalty risks in the United States government, thus exposing what he thought were traitors and spies that were lurking on our homeland after the post-World War II era. McCarthy’s main tactic of control during this time was fear. Suspicions and hyper attacks were common, and the fear that was instilled bordered on baseless accusations, testimony with the support of secret evidence, and partial trial

In addition to the persecution of many innocent people by this man, the greater danger lies, as you point out, in that those who should be eliminated from public life as being unfit or subversive, can now defend themselves by stating that it is merely another McCarthy smear.’ This evidence helps support the claim that McCarthy helped create the Red Scare, because people listened to his accusations due to the fact that they were afraid,and because they were afraid they were more likely to believe anything that he said which led to more

political history. ‘McCarthyism’ has become synonymous with reckless opportunism, cruel and baseless accusation, and bullying coercion. “ This time period was named after the person who made this issue and it only seems right.There were people that were catching on to what McCarthy was doing and they decided to stand up and say something,Edward R Murrow comes out and calls out McCarthy for his actions.Murrow along with Friendly expose him for his ways “I fully expected this treatment. The Senator added this reporter's name to a long list of individuals and institutions he has accused of serving the Communist cause. His proposition is very simple: Anyone who criticizes or opposes McCarthy's methods must be a Communist. And if that be true, there are an awful lot of Communists in this country.” Edward pulled at McCarthy and pulled out more evidence.Murrow aired out a story about the Air Force Member Milo Radulovich who was discharged because his father and his sister read Serbian Newspapers.There was never any evidence that Milo was a communist so Murrow used that to his advantage and “Murrow and Friendly had a crew film interview Radulovich, his family, and his attorneys. The impassioned interviews made an

Section A: Wendy Wall, author of Anti-Communism in the 1950’s, goes into a detailed description of the effects of the “red scare” in society in the 1950’s. Two of the things constantly mentioned are the Federal Loyalty-Security Program and the House Un-American Activities Committees. Alexander Stafford, author of the article The Role of the Media During the Cold War, describes the effects of McCarthyism. Stafford explains how McCarthyism originated and how its negative connotation is the perfect example of corrupted power. This article fails to point out how exactly McCarthy abused his power over the people however.

From 1949 to 1954, the citizens of the United States were overcome with terror of the possibility of being accused of Communism. Joseph McCarthy was an anti-communist zealot consumed with rooting out perceived Communist spies and activities in the United States. Public opinion indicated that McCarthy was a bully and a liar. The Senate condemned him for it because at the time, there was no evidence to support him. However, in recent years, evidence has appeared that confirms the basis of what McCarthy said. There were Communists infiltrating America, and it seemed McCarthy was the only one who actively trying to find it. McCarthy governed the U.S. people with fear for three year, the Senate censured him, and now is being proven correct,

McCarthy fed off of America’s intense communist fears and stated that Communist spies were everywhere. He believed and campaigned that he was the only one who could “save America” Dwight Eisenhower disagreed with McCarthy when he became president, but did not want to denounce him in fear that he would divide the Republican party. As more of McCarthy’s campaigns were broadcasted on television, he started accusations of U.S. army members and began losing support quickly as a result.

During the times of McCarthyism the House Committee on Un-American Activities employed barbaric and “Un-American” techniques that would characterize the American law system as an extinguisher of American civil liberties; during this exploration we will be examining a brief history of McCarthyism and a few documents from this time period. Initially, we will be traversing the history from pre-McCarthyism on into the times of McCarthyism. Following, we will be evaluating three documents from the times of McCarthyism: a letter to the House Committee on Un-American Activities, a reflection on the times of McCarthyism, and a political cartoon.

February 9th, 1950 is the day that the belief of McCarthyism came to be known. “McCarthy delivers a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia and displays a list of 205 Communist in the State Department”( The Era of McCarthyism). Using his power as the senate and the rising threat of Communism, McCarthy uses this to help win his upcoming election and start one of the worst things ever, known as, a witch hunt. Although, having a small interest in anti-communist, using the threat helped McCarthy stay in the limelight as the patriotic American. However, it does not end there, since the time of his speech he has and framed people who could have been innocent as communist

The public became used to listening to Senator McCarthy regarding the threat of communism before anyone else, making him very difficult to remove from political play. McCarthy’s first large speech was referenced by him in a telegram he sent to the White House, stating “In a Lincoln Day speech at Wheeling Thursday night I stated that the state department harbours a nest of communists and communist sympathisers who are helping shape our foreign policy. I further stated that I have in my possession the names of 57 communists who are in the state department at present. -A state department spokesperson” This accusation was dropped in front of the media with no prior reference.

The historical moment which commened the “McCarthy Crusade” was on February 9, 1950, when McCarthy appeared in front of the Ohio Women’s Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia. At this appearance, he

In McCarthy‘s initial telegram to Truman, he claims that the White House contains Communist sympathizers and spies, and that if he doesn‘t release the information related to them, he will be labeled as a traitorous sympathizers to the public. Truman‘s unsent response gives a sharp, precise shutdown to the senator, claiming that the state he is the senator of should be embarrassed because of him.