In the 1950s, with World War II being fought and communistic countries emerging,
Americans feared that their government would be taken over by communists. This fear goes down in history as the Red Scare. Americans wanted to know that they would be protected from a communist takeover. One man saw this weakness in the American population as a way to gain personal power. This man 's power trip is now referred to as the McCarthy Era, an era full of witch hunts and lies. Joseph McCarthy allowed his own fear and desire for power to take precedence by victimizing others through communist a on m or er to sustain his position as an American politician. Joseph Raymond McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908 in Appleton, Wisconsin.
His mother, Bridget Tierney, came …show more content…
McCarthy, quick to try and save his reputation, appeared on Murrow 's show on
April 6th to defend himself and frame Murrow as a communist, but he found that Murrow had ti been prepared in advance.
Politicians and American citizens alike 'felt embarrassment from Joseph McCarthy. On
/04041°° 1/41.4 A°11# 4/#/fV1,44"4:44 a A k fAseLi to _ August 31, 1954, the trial of McCarthy started with a list of forty-six charges. The list became known as the Bill of Particulars. A special committee, led by Arthur Watkins, had been assigned to the trial. The trial continued until the second of December when McCarthy had been charged with just two of the forty-six counts. The first count had been for failure to cooperate with the Subcommittee on Rules and Administration and abuse of its members. He also had been charged for falsely charging three members of the Select Committee
Americans feared that their government would be taken over by communists. This fear goes down in history as the Red Scare. Americans wanted to know that they would be protected from a communist takeover. One man saw this weakness in the American population as a way to gain personal power. This man 's power trip is now referred to as the McCarthy Era, an era full of witch hunts and lies. Joseph McCarthy allowed his own fear and desire for power to take precedence by victimizing others through communist a on m or er to sustain his position as an American politician. Joseph Raymond McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908 in Appleton, Wisconsin.
His mother, Bridget Tierney, came …show more content…
McCarthy, quick to try and save his reputation, appeared on Murrow 's show on
April 6th to defend himself and frame Murrow as a communist, but he found that Murrow had ti been prepared in advance.
Politicians and American citizens alike 'felt embarrassment from Joseph McCarthy. On
/04041°° 1/41.4 A°11# 4/#/fV1,44"4:44 a A k fAseLi to _ August 31, 1954, the trial of McCarthy started with a list of forty-six charges. The list became known as the Bill of Particulars. A special committee, led by Arthur Watkins, had been assigned to the trial. The trial continued until the second of December when McCarthy had been charged with just two of the forty-six counts. The first count had been for failure to cooperate with the Subcommittee on Rules and Administration and abuse of its members. He also had been charged for falsely charging three members of the Select Committee