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The famous anti- communist, Joseph Raymond McCarthy, was born on November 14, 1909 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. He was the son of illiterate Irish- German parents. Known by most as the Wisconsin senator during the 1950s.

When he was 14, he dropped out of school and became a chicken farmer. Following that occupation, he started a job as a grocery store manager.

I thought his education was extremely interesting. Even though he dropped out of school at age 14, he went back to school at the age of 19. He completed 4 years of high school in one single year. In 1930, he studied engineering at Marquette University, and then he switched to law. He graduated in 1935.

Following his studies, he opened a law practice in Waupaca, Wisconsin, that wasn’t successful. Months later, he started a job with another attorney. He then tried to be elected as Democratic district attorney, but it failed.

Years later, he switched to the Republican Party. In 1939, Joe ran for circuit judge in Wisconsin’s tenth district and won the election. He was known for resolving cases very hastily.

Joe was an important politician and anti- communist in the Cold War. He fueled the Cold War with his harsh arguments. He caused more people to be feared of communism. If McCarthy wasn't even involved in the Cold War, what do you think it would be like?

Coming to a close, Joe was very cautious with the threat of communism. He ignored some of the facts and reality. He convinced a lot of people that communism was a serious threat. Will we again have another threat of communism? With another like Joseph McCarthy?

Source Citation


 * "Joseph R. McCarthy, United States Senator, 1947--1957." The Cold War, 1945-1991. 3 vols. Edited by Benjamin Frankel. Gale Research, 1992.Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2007. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC


 * American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Griffith, Robert. The Politics of Fear: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1970; Oshinsky, David. A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joseph McCarthy. New York: Free Press, 1983.


 * Cohen, Daniel. Joseph McCarthy: the Misuse of Political Power. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook P, 1996.