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__Joseph Raymond McCarthy__
"McCarthyism" is a word that has come to be synonymous with unbelievable and unsupported accusations, but who is the man that made "McCarthyism" so famous and why did he do what he did? Joseph McCarthy has become well known for his anti-Communist attitude and headstrong determination to rid the government of left wing organizations and communist influences. He was a very powerful man, both able to capture an audiences' attention and persuade them to think that all Communists were bad and should all be persecuted. He may have been judgmental, and he may have been ruthless, but in the end, he was one of the most influential and assertive people in the twentieth century.

HUAC John Birch societies McCarthy Hearings Parallels to the Salem Witch trial
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