Joseph Mccarthy's Negative Impact On The World

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In the year 1954, U.S Senate made sure he had attention drawn to himself with his false accusations. Joseph McCarthy’s actual career started out as a circuit court judge later then served in the U.S. Marines as a ground officer, he then became a senate in 1946. When people realized he had serious issues he lost being chairman in November later died of acute hepatitis. Joseph McCarthy started out as a young boy very shy, but very smart; he then became a person that got his way through lying, but very clever, McCarthy is known for his negative impact on the world due to his wrongfully accusing, bad reputation, and alcohol problems. How could somebody forget the feeling of being worried communist was in our government McCarthy put on our nation? Joseph McCarthy was born on a farm in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. His parents were uneducated but still managed to be knowledgeable. His mother; Bridget Tierney McCarthy and his father; Timothy McCarthy gave birth to McCarthy on November 14, 1908. McCarthy is the fifth child out of his nine brothers and sisters. At fourteen McCarthy had a chicken farm business that did well for four years. He then became a manager of a …show more content…
However, in the written campaign Joseph McCarthy lied about his age (subtracting one year) and his opponent’s age (adding seven years). During World War II McCarthy served in the U.S. Marines as a ground officer. While still serving in the U.S. Marines, his friends put his name on the ballot for U.S. Senate even though he came in second place he had more than hundred thousand votes. In 1945 he went back to being a circuit court judge. A year later, McCarthy ran for U.S. Senate, this time winning. Once again, McCarthy altered his record to make it look more heroic; cheating his way to the top. In 1952, McCarthy used American emotion to be reelected, but not only was he reelected; he became chairman of the Senate’s

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