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Oct 29, 2009 · Print Page. Joseph R. McCarthy, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, is best known for his high-profile attempts to expose communists in the U.S. government during the 1950s.
Oct 23, 2019 · Known For: United States Senator whose crusade against suspected communists turned into a national panic in the early 1950s. Born: November 14, 1908 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. Parents: Timothy and Bridget McCarthy. Died: May 2, 1957, Bethesda, Maryland. Education: Marquette University.
Joseph R. McCarthy: A Featured Biography. Elected to the Senate in 1946, Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) did not draw major national attention until 1950. On February 9th of that year, he delivered a Lincoln Day address in Wheeling, West Virginia, blaming failures in American foreign policy on Communist infiltration of the U.S. government.
Died May 2, 1957. Washington, D.C. American politician. J oseph McCarthy rose to fame in 1950 when he shocked the nation with his claims that communists had infiltrated every segment of American society, including the government.
Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) was an American lawyer and politician, famous for instigating and leading witch hunts against suspected communists in the 1950s. McCarthy was born in rural Wisconsin, the fifth of nine children to Irish working-class parents.
May 23, 2018 · History. U.S. History: Biographies. Joseph Raymond McCarthy. McCarthy, Joseph. views 1,648,199 updated May 23 2018. Joseph McCarthy rose to fame as a product of the second great Red scare , a period of extreme fear of communism in the United States.
Photo: Spartacus Schoolnet. McCarthy on the Web: Joseph McCarthy. A biographical piece covering his early public career, his military service in World War II and a detailed accounting of his Senate years with particular emphasis on his anti-Communist investigations. (Includes political cartoon). Senator Joe McCarthy.
