Joseph Mccarthy Red Scare

Senator Joseph McCarthy is notorious for his speech where he claimed to have a list of two hundred five communists. He became partially responsible for the communist witch hunts, which cost many people their jobs and their reputations. In his speech “Enemies From Within,” he uses metaphors and appeals to ethos and pathos in order to convince his audience that communism is a major threat to the US, and many powerful people are communist. The United States and USSR were allies during World War II, and only after the war did tensions arise. McCarthy uses metaphors to explain why communism was not treated as such a threat until after the war. He states that the apathy towards communism was due to an “emotional hangover” caused by the war, and “this

At the end of the 1940’s and the beginning of the 1950’s, the United States were in the midst of the Second Red Scare and a fear that Communism might over throw the American way of life. Cold War tensions were at an all time high, which only fueled the widespread fears of Communist subversion. It was here that Senator Joseph McCarthy became a public face when he began making claims that the U.S. Government, as well as many other areas of the country, including the entertainment industry, had been invaded by Soviet and Communist spies, looking to destroy America from within. Hearings before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Hollywood Blacklisting, and anti-communist activity from the FBI soon followed. McCarthy was under intense analysis

Joseph McCarthy falsely accused many people in our government of being a communist. Document one states, “I have in my hand 57 cases of individuals who would appear to be either card carrying members or certainly loyal to the Communist party, but who nevertheless are still helping to shape our foreign policy.” This text is showing that the government was accused of having members of the communist party. With McCarthy and these accusations, people began to worry about if there were really communists in our government or if there were other communists they didn’t know about. Thus causing, The Red Scare. Document 6 is an image of people in a car and

Although prosperity filled the 50s, controversy and dissatisfaction surrounded it also. As the picture "Senator McCarthy Extinguishes the Torch of Liberty" conveys, McCarthyism hushed the freedom of speech. (Kennedy, Cohen, and Bailey A127)The man who gave McCarthyism a name, Joseph McCarthy, ruined many lives by accusing tons of Americas of being Communists for about 5 years. The post-cold war paranoia about spies and infiltrates in the American government escalated the allegations to a whole other level, despite the lack of evidence. Many people lost their jobs, went to jail, or became shunned by the public. Senator McCarthy conducted countless numbers of speeches, investigations, and hearings. His actions proved to be so terrifying that very few spoke out against him. Only when taking the claims to the military did the people finally take a stand. Weeks afterward, the Senate condemned McCarthy for “practicing conduct unfit for a member.”

The Red Scare, also known as McCarthyism, took place during the 1950’s when Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy was elected during a time of fear as the Cold War’s lasting effects wore on the people of America. McCarthy could twist the anger and fear of the American citizens to produce a new social phenomenon, Communism invading our politics. McCarthy was elected as the Senator in 1946 and became a household name four years later in 1950 when he claimed 205 communists infiltrated the State Department. McCarthy’s vigorous investigation for communists in the political society made him an incredibly influential political figure. Two years later in 1952, he obtained the chairmanship for the Government Operations Party while also being reelected. McCarthy began questioning

Senator Joseph McCarthy fed the increasing panic, using unfounded rumors and intimidation to gain popularity as a potent government figure. With this newfound fame and influence, McCarthy denounced numerous public figures as being communist supporters. His victims included government officials, celebrities, intellectuals, and anyone else opposed to his view point. Most people accused by McCarthy were innocent, but many lost their reputation, and often their employment. People later came to realize that his accusations were false and McCarthy soon after died. The term “McCarthyism” has an everlasting connection with the Red Scare and persecution of the

The Second Red Scare occurred during the early 1950s in America just after the Second World War. This event is what inspired the term McCarthyism, which refers to the defamation of people's character or reputation by means of widely publicized indiscriminate allegations, especially on the basis of unsubstantiated charges. The then senator of Wisconsin, Senator Joseph McCarthy inspired this term because he was the biggest supporter and campaigner of the anti-communist propaganda that took America by storm during the late 1940s. After top secret information about the government’s weapons was handed to the soviet union by an unknown infiltrator, popular fear of communist agenda taking over the American government lead to the then President of the states issuing an executive order known as “The Loyalty Order”. This order allowed a federal organisation known as the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and McCarthy to carry out mandatory investigation of all federal workers to

During World War Two Senator Joseph McCarthy became a marine. After the war ended he ran to become a republican candidate for the senate against Robert La Follette. Senator Joseph McCarthy succeeded and eventually became a member of the senate. Senator McCarthy’s methods of winning were not the cleanest as he did attack Robert La Follette on matters that were true, but they were justified for La Follette. Robert La Follette

McCarthy made a speech in February 1950, in the Senate accusing eighty-one people in the State Department of having ties to communism and as time went on, more and more names were called out by McCarthy, while some Americans granted his efforts, others deplored him for tarnishing reputations (Ventura). Many congressmen feared to challenge McCarthy because they were afraid he would call them out. 1954 began the decline of the senator’s career. The so called “Army-McCarthy Hearings” were convened by the Senate beginning April 22 of that year after the Army alleged that McCarthy had threatened and pressured Army officials to give preferential treatment to an associate of his, this claim came about after McCarthy claimed

Just like the 1920s with the red scare, a senator joseph McCarthy rose to national fame after confidently knowing of 300 supposedly communists in the federal government, and told president Truman that these communists have to be discharged(Doc C). Joseph admits to already having a list of 57 communists within the federal government but refuses to sell it out to the public, making up excuses as to why. A shady move by McCarthy which shows how hysteria during post-war can lead to false accusations. It was then later noticed by Truman that all his accusations were lies, and he was disgusted by joseph McCarthy. McCarthy was kicked out of congress as a senator, seen as a misery and a failure by the public, and died 3 days later(Doc D). However, his actions were not his fault he only exploited the fear that was occurring in America.(Doc F) In the 1920s, after the bolshevik revolution, the public feared immigrants and suspicious looking citizens since they did not want radicals in the U.S.

When the Cold War occurred between the Soviet Union and the United States it was intensifying. There was fear that there would be a communist influence toward the United States.This is later to be known as the second Red Scare which occurred in the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. The first Red Scare occurred in the early 20th century, when there was a period of suspicion that the revolution in Russia would overthrow the United States government. Leading to the fear of communist revolution in the United States. During the second Red Scare in the late 1940s, Joseph McCarthy was a senator of Wisconsin ,during that time. In half of his time in office ,he tried to 1 expose communists and other people who were risks to the United States, this

Throughout the early 1950's, the nation was deeply engrossed in fears of a Communist takeover. At a time when America's fears were at their very height, Joseph McCarthy, a Republican Senator from Wisconsin pushed America's fears to an extreme. As a ploy to get himself re-elected, and to make America hate Communism as much as he did, the Senator devised a devious scheme. McCarthy, while giving a speech, held up a piece of paper and exclaimed, "I have here a list of 57 known Communists who are currently employed by the U.S. State Department" (Fried, 89). A few days later, McCarthy raised the number of people on the list from 57 to 205. The reaction to McCarthy's announcement was absolute panic. Until that time, the

Re-Election was approaching and Joseph McCarthy’s first term was unimpressive. Edmund Walsh suggested a crusade against communist subversives (Hall). Senator McCarthy agreed and took advantage of the nation’s wave of fanatic terror against communism. On February 9, 1950, in his speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, McCarthy proclaimed that he was aware of two hundred five card carrying members of the communist party who worked for the United States Department of State (“McCarthyism”). On February 20, 1950, McCarthy addressed the Senate and made a list of claims and cited eight one cases (“McCarthyism”). The Senate then called for a full investigation. McCarthy took advantage of the citizens’ fear of communism, conveying how he deceived the nation to reach the superiority he wished to achieve.

He began his war against communist on February 9, 1950, in a speech in which he declared to know the names of communists working in the State Department. This was exaggerated and would, unfortunately, obscure generally serious problems. The senate organized a committee to investigate McCarthy's claims. McCarthy later went on to attack many people serving in the senate and even the army. Many liberals and others including Eisenhower went against McCarthy saying he had no decency. His American supported plummeted and as a victim of public hatred He died on May 2,

As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. The Red Scare led to a range of actions that had a profound and enduring effect on U.S. government and the role of Senator Joseph McCarthy impact to America Politics would be the most notable and significant. Soon after defeating the Democratic party in the Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election through his smear campaign, 1946 , Senator McCarthy was being advised by anti-communist name Edmund Walsh to capitalise on Americans' fear of Communists and by February 9 1950 he claimed that he had a list of 205 people in the State Department who were known members of the American Communist Party. The Tydings Committee was created as the immediate effects of Joseph McCarthy’s Wheeling speech and it was intended to examine McCarthy’s claim of 205 known communists in