Joseph Mccarthy Red Scare

After WW2 on february 9, 1950 Joseph McCarthy gave a speech “Enemies from Within” when communism was the biggest threat to the whole world. Joseph McCarthy was a Republican Senate who got famous after his speech. He claimed that there were people in U.S. government who are a member of communist society and also mentioned in his speech that he have a list 57 people. In the speech Joseph McCarthy is appealing to the Republicans and christians, trying to influence them to take action and fight against communism. He uses people's emotional fear to turn them against each other. In his speech he uses allusion, metaphor, and rhetorical appeals.

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908 in Appleton, Wisconsin. He became the Senate of the United States in 1946. In 1952 after being reelected he became chair of the Senate's subcommittee on investigations which was him questioning various government form. Further on in his career he discovered that 205 Communists had infiltrated the United States Department, that then lead to the “Red Scare”. The discovery of Red Scare happened on February 9, 1950. Red Scare was a nationwide witch hunt for communist out of fear which was then called “McCarthyism”. During the McCarthyism time period many american were being questioned and accused of being communist without any actual evidence. Many of these American that were being accused

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.

This occured in the 1950’s, when various Americans were questioned before a congrssional panel.(McCarthyism, 1) Senator Joseph McCarthy was to blame for this incedent.(McCarthyism, 1) Safegaurds promised by the Constitution were destroyed(Skohrecker 1). McCarthy made himself seem like America’s only salvation against the communist spies that were said to be among the United States Army.(McCarthyism, 1) In the after war years America was in fear of the communist. On February 9, 1950, McCarthy gave a speech and proclaimed there was 205 card-carrying members of the communist party who worked for the U.S. McCarthy accused and questioned very important people.(McCarthyism, 1)

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

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.”

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

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

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

Senator McCarthy led campaigns against alleged communists in the United States during the 1950s, even if they were innocent, in similarity to

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

During the 1950s there was a rise in the fear of communism called “The Red Scare”. Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the many people who contributed to people’s fear by making a list of people who he said were communists even though there was no proof in most cases. In an article by Alan Brinkley called “The 1950s Part One: McCarthy and The Red Scare”, it informs, “McCarthy was only one of many who helped create the great fear. The Red Scare was visible in almost every area of American life” (Brinkley). This quote tell us that in the 1950s even though Senator Joseph McCarthy was a huge contributor to The Red Scare. His list of suspected communists made rumors spread and the people on the list get questioned and even go to jail when in some cases they were innocent. It also says in the article by USHistory.org called “McCarthyism: Witch Hunting and Blacklisting in America”, that, “In the 1950s anyone who was considered a communist could be questioned and thrown in jail” (USHistory.org). Which means that his allegations could have easily put people in prison.

Also during this time from the late 1940s to the late 1950s began McCarthyism and the scare of Communism being the United States. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin would be pushed into the public spotlight by the issue of anti-Communism. It was discovered later that the FBI had helped give McCarthy the information to help him start his campaign against Communism. For several years, McCarthy operated to seek out and destroy the lives of people whom he or others had declared as being a Communist. Lytle mentions that McCarthy charged that Communists had penetrated the United States by becoming involved in churches, the army, the CIA, and the hydrogen bomb program. Even after McCarthy’s eventual political death, McCarthyism still went on and took longer to fade away. McCarthyism was the lasting legacy of McCarthy that put the nation in a frenzy. It was characterized by false accusations of neighbors, family members, and friends and being part of the Communist party. These accusations meant that these peoples’ lives were over. They had no more authority, respect, or even career opportunities after being accused, albeit falsely.

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

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,