Joseph McCarthy

Beginning in the 1950s, Senator Joseph Mccarthy undertook a campaign to remove all Communist influences from the United States government and workforce. The accused were blacklisted and lost their jobs, although nearly all were void of any Communist connection. This time period became known as the “Red Scare.” Edward R. Murrow, one of the country’s most famous journalists, dedicated an episode of his CBS program to discuss the state of fear and repression that had infiltrated American society.…

the purpose of political, economic, and psychological profit (Carleton 14).” The apparent threat of communism was one that erupted throughout the nation beginning during the cold war and lasted well into the 1960s. The face of this movement was Joseph McCarthy, a Republican Wisconsin senator, who’s movement and political tactics are now commonly referred to as a McCarthyism. McCarthyism is essentially the “use of indiscriminate, often unfounded accusations, inquisitorial…

They Chose China was a documentary about the choices and lives of twenty-one soldiers that decided to live in China after the end of the Korean War. The soldiers’ decisions were affected by many factors such as an interest in socialism or a call for peace. However, the majority of the men were influenced by the discrimination they felt at home, especially due to fear sparked by the Cold War. To most in the United States, the armistice of the Korean War came as a surprise. Cold War tensions were…

Without provided evidence, one claim changes everything. Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator, made false unsubstantiated claims that more than 200 "card carrying" members of the Communist party infiltrated the United States government. Miller especially showed this with “public interventions—his displays of “social conscience”—bore the mark of his experiences with The Crucible. And why not? He writes an allegory about the House Un-American Activities Committee and is instantly hailed as a martyr,…

The Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy era are two horrific periods in time. The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of practicing witchcraft taking place in colonial Massachusetts in the 1690’s. The McCarthy Era, also known as McCarthyism, was a campaign against alleged communist in the United States government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950’s. Both events were fueled by fear and both ruined countless…

until the early 1950’s America was run by fear. The second Red Scare was running through the streets of America, an effect of the Cold War. A person could be found a Communist with little more than hearsay against them. A senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy, and the head of the FBI at the time, J. Edgar Hoover, would become infamous for many questionable treason trials and guilty verdicts. The 1957 movie 12 Angry Men focuses on the Judicial System of the United States and reassures the…

Joseph McCarthy, a senator from Minnesota, became known for his widespread accusations of communists throughout the country. Many of these accusations were made towards people working in the government or those with a high public status. They were said to have…

Wisconsin Senator, Joseph McCarthy, led a campaign, known as McCarthyism, in the early 1950s against alleged communists in the United States government, who he claimed were the reason the United States was losing the Cold War. Even though most of these government officials had no real connection to the Communist Party, they were blacklisted. This showed that McCarthy was successful in his attempt to persuade the American people. This speech was delivered on February 12, 1950, to a Republican…

and directed by George Clooney, portrays the difficult decisions of the news and media outlets during the early 1950's Red Scare. An event that was brought on by Senator Joseph McCarthy who terrified individuals both communist and not communist affiliated. Edward R. Murrow wanted to expose the unjust actions of Senator Joseph McCarthy, and once he did, he received the backlash for speaking out against a senator. Good Night, and Good Luck tells the hardships and difficult decisions made by media…

Many times in the past history has repeated itself, and it will always repeat itself. In the 1950’s the Senator of Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy began trials and investigations to expose communists in Hollywood. All hearings were a result of false accusations, just like in The Crucible when people who had no connection with witches or any association with witchcraft were being falsely accused of preforming it. The book and the history from the 1950’s have many parallels, John Proctor can be seen as…