McCarthyism 1954

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty or treason without proper evidence was an American politician originally aligned with the United States Democratic Party and later with the United States Republican Party. McCarthy served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. Senator Joseph McCarthy in the United States accused the U.S. army of "Coddling Communists."  As many as twenty million Americans watched the combative senator demolish people who had no chance to defend themselves. On February 20, 1950 McCarthy addressed the senate. He made a list of dubious claims against suspected communists. He had a list of 81 on that day with no evidence and the senate called for a full investigation. Some Republicans in the senate were surprised, but others like Robert Taft and Richard Nixon were for McCarthy. The public rewarded McCarthy for his doings.
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