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McCarthyism

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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McCarthyism

BY JAIMIE LEAS
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McCarthyism was started by

  • Senator Joseph McCarthy on February
  • 9th 1950
Photo by State Library of South Australia
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MCCARTHY CAPITALIZED ON NATIONAL PARANOIA BY PROCLAIMING THAT

COMMUNIST SPIES WERE OMNIPRESENT AND THAT HE WAS AMERICA'S ONLY
McCarthy capitalized on national paranoia by proclaiming that COMMUNIST SPIES were omnipresent and that he was America's only salvation.
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A FEAR OF COMMUNISM SPREAD DURING THE 1950S,

  • Partially of because of several cases where
  • Communist groups rose to power in several different countries
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OVER TIME, THE TERM "MCCARTHYISM" HAS BEEN USED TO

  • describe any kind of movement where people use rumor and
  • innuendo to publicly attack individuals for a belief or political leaning.
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