Joseph Mccarthyism

Joseph McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908, into a Roman Catholic family in Appleton, Wisconsin. Historians later regarded McCarthy as “one of the least qualified, most corrupt politicians of his time.” His political era later became known as “McCarthyism.” He established his place in the political world by using unscrupulous methods such as propaganda and slander. During the time when McCarthy’s re-election for Senator was approaching, he was advised by Edmund Walsh to start a hunt against supposed communist troublemakers to improve his chances of re-election. On February 9, 1950, McCarthy revealed to the American public that he had a list of 205 people in the State Department that were a part of the American Communist Party. America was