The Army-McCarthy Hearings took place between April and June of 1954. Joseph McCarthy, Senator of the state of Wisconsin, wrongly accused people of association with communism to further his political career. When Joseph McCarthy was up for reelection, he turned his investigations on communism in the Army to gain public support. Because Pvt. G. David Schine, former staff member on McCarthy’s team, had been drafted into the army, the Army then accused McCarthy of trying to seek out special treatment for Schine. In return, McCarthy accused the Army of blackmail because of his humiliating investigations of the Army’s security practices. With these accusations, the Army-McCarthy hearings began. Joseph McCarthy wrongly used accusations to
