Joseph McCarthy

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was form from 1938-1975. It was created to investigate disloyalty and rebel organizations. Investigation allegations of communist activity in the U.S during early years of the Cold War (1945-91). During the hearing, the suspected Communist was grilled about his or her political beliefs and activities and then asked to provide the names of other people who had taken part in allegedly subversive activities. Any additional figures identified in…

The House Committee on Un- American Activities (HUAC) was an investigating committee of the United State House of Representatives that operated during the 1930s to 1970s. Martin Dies was the first chairman of the Un-American Activities, which was established in 1938. At first, the role of the HUAC was to investigate a variety of political groups as well as subversive activities. Due to the Red Scare of the 1950, many hearings were structured towards investigating whether a person is a communist…

“Good Night and Good Morning” helped in my understanding of American society during the McCarthy era by visually demonstrating how something as basic as a loosely constructed claim could ruin a life of a person. The film also demonstrated how people such as McCarthy could use the fear of the Soviet Union as a tool to achieve their own goals, as he did when he slandered Edward with having communist ties. The film demonstrates how slander and claims of ties to the Soviet Union could so easily be…

It is known that Miller wrote The Crucible as a reaction to the critical period in our country’s. There are several parallels between the McCarthy era and the Salem witch trials. The Crucible along with McCarthyism involved claims that were made with little to no proof, with the use of a scare factor, and the creation of hostility and paranoia. McCarthy was well known for the list of “a list of 200 names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and…

Being thin, I never thought that I can win a fight with anyone. Until a gangster taught me this, “You are thin so don’t engaged in a fist fight. Use anything that you can get hold of and turn into a weapon. Because no matter how big they are you can still hurt them with it.” He taught me further, “Always wear a belt; it can be turned into a weapon for protection.” I still wear a belt today but only to hold my pants up. In the light of this incident, let me share my deepest demon with you. I have…

Barenblatt v U.S. 360 U.S. 109 (1959) Facts A case readdressing the HUAC committee. In 1953 the HUAC subcommittee initiated hearings to “ascertain the character, extent and objects of Communist Party activities” carried out by teachers who are the “subject to the directive and discipline of the Communist party.” One of those called to testify before the committee was Francis X. T. Crowley, who admitted being a member of a club tied to the communist party while a graduate student at the…

“House of Cards” The Heroes or the Villains in Charge of Our Democracy Beau Willimon in the television series, “House of Cards” (2013), asserts that manipulation, revenge and coercion are the way to lead a successful career in U.S Politics. Willimon supports his assertion by illustrating through the Netflix series the ruthless actions taken by a politician named Frank Underwood to rise in the power pyramid. The author’s purpose is to explain the role of the villain in the story, Senator…

McCarthy was well liked as well as Abigail Williams within their social circles and their communities, and because of this they could cultivate absurd propositions within the people. McCarthy brought up the idea of communism within the Department of State and he also accused the army for being soft for communism. McCarthy had accused over 200 people, just in the Department of State, of a relation for communism…

spy in the 1950’s feels your pain. Senator Joseph McCarthy reined in the 1950’s, and he was certain that the US was plagued with Communist spies. McCarthy struck the nation with fear. Fear that one’s friends, colleagues, even their next-door neighbor could be a communist. In the second of four articles, Alan Brinkley states, “Senator Joseph McCarthy rose to national fame by promising to find communist spies in the United States” (Brinkley). McCarthy rose to power using a promise to rid the…

Joseph McCarthy and Margaret Chase Smith were both Republican Senators that had strong opinions about communism. Even though they were both anti-communism, their opinions on communism in the USA were completely opposite of one another. In Senator McCarthy’s Lincoln Day speech to the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, he talked about how he thought his fellow senators needed to realize that communism is a quickly rising issue, while Senator Smith refutes McCarthy in her…