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__**Chapter 26**__ ** Joseph McCarthy **







__ Information __ Joseph McCarthy was a U.S. Senator who was a Republican. He was born near Appleton, Wisconsin on November 14, 1908. He attended college at Marquette University located in Milwaukee and was in a law school class. In this law school class, he was elected to be president of it. McCarthy ended up getting his law degree in 1935 and ran for judgeship in Wisconsin's Tenth Judicial Circuit and ended up winning the position. He became Wisconsin's youngest circuit judge ever elected. In July 1942, he left and was in WWII as a first lieutenant in the Marines.1946 was the year when he was elected to be the U.S. Senate and was in fact the youngest member. While he was being elected he was stationary in being on duty for the marines. McCarthy's idea for the importance of his voice was being one who would enforce political policies which would be more conservative. Issues such as housing legislation and sugar rationing were in play. Not long though after was when 205 commies were infiltrating the U.S. government. He claimed this and to have all name of the 57 State Department commies. The "red scare" was a term that happened to be a huge investigation for putting out the charges he had claimed. He became reelected in 1952 being the chairman of the Senate's Committee of Foreign Relations on Government Operation. What he did with this was just keep on investigating about commies and questions certain suspects. It led up to testimony but failed because he was unable to prove his claims that were said. Even though this did not go as he planned, people still liked him and he was still popular from his views because many agreed with the issues. At this point he is going all out and sort of stepping over the line with his strong passions that many sided with and that many certainly did not side with. His plans ended up leading to persecution of humans who were innocent. This action was something called "McCarthyism". This kept on effecting tons of people and people said that he was overstepping his authority. His charges were even effecting Eisenhower. Joseph McCarthy's position was soon taken away as people expected. He then stepped down to the Senate floor on December 2nd, 1954. After this he was not really known anymore and just faded away from the public. Shortly after, suffering from acute hepatitis, he died on May 2nd, 1957 right outside of Washington at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.

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