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Joseph McCarthy

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American politician (1908-1957)

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Joseph Raymond McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican senator from Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread communist subversion.

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Joseph McCarthy in his U.S. Marine Corps uniformJoseph McCarthy in his U.S. Marine Corps uniformMcCarthy receiving his DFC and Air Medal from Colonel John R. Lanigan, commanding officer of Fifth Marine Reserve District, December 1952McCarthy receiving his DFC and Air Medal from Colonel John R. Lanigan, commanding officer of Fifth Marine Reserve District, December 1952Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland, who chaired the Tydings Committee investigation into McCarthy's accusationsSenator Millard Tydings of Maryland, who chaired the Tydings Committee investigation into McCarthy's accusationsHerbert Block, who signed his work "Herblock", coined the term "McCarthyism" in this cartoon in the March 29, 1950, Washington Post.Herbert Block, who signed his work "Herblock", coined the term "McCarthyism" in this cartoon in the March 29, 1950, Washington Post.Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.McCarthy chats with Roy Cohn (right) at the Army-McCarthy hearings.McCarthy chats with Roy Cohn (right) at the Army-McCarthy hearings.Joseph N. Welch (left) being questioned by McCarthy, June 9, 1954.Joseph N. Welch (left) being questioned by McCarthy, June 9, 1954.

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Joseph Raymond McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican senator from Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread communist subversion. He alleged that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated institutions including the United States federal government and military, universities, and the film industry. Ultimately, he was censured by the Senate in 1954 for refusing to cooperate with and abusing members of the committee established to investigate whether or not he should be censured. The term "McCarthyism", coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities. Today, the term is used more broadly to refer to demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.

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Lived 1908 to 1957 · aged 48
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