[mə-käŕthē-ĭźəm]
(n.)The practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or…
(n.)The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to…
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McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. ...
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McCarthy was a patriot and hero ,who's career was destroyed by the left, when he exposed communist agents working for the United States government. McCarthy didn't care if any individual was a communist, he just felt that spies employed by ...
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The term McCarthyism, derived from the actions of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s, has come to mean the use of reckless and unfair accusations in the name of supressing political disloyalty. ... The 1950s, including the Red Scare and McCarthyism, is not the only time in the history of the United States in which...
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McCarthyism is based on senator Joseph McCarthy's actions during the 1950's to promote the red scare and fear of Communism. McCarthyism is now often referred to as doing something to supress others through fear and intimidation, especially ...
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Known as McCarthyism, the paranoid hunt for infiltrators was notoriously difficult on writers and entertainers, many of whom were labeled communist sympathizers and were unable to continue working. Some had their passports taken away, while others were jailed for refusing to give the names of other communists.
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; Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) ... | "Communism and National Security: The Manace Emerges"--by Ellen Schrecker | "The Growth of the Anti-Communist Network"--by Ellen Schrecker | "The State Steps In: Setting the Anti-Communist Agenda"--by Ellen Schrecker | ... Prepared and Compiled by Cary Nelson and Ellen Schrecker...
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See McCarthyism Quotes ... 2. McCarthyism and Anti-communist Paranoia ... BLACKLISTED- Background - The ; Impact of McCarthyism;
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THE AGE OF MCCARTHYISM: A BRIEF HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS ... INTERPRETING McCARTHYISM: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY ... The Legacy of McCarthyism...
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The Fund for the Republic Faces McCarthyism - Thomas C. Reeves ... McCarthyism: introduction to Joseph McCarthy - a brief excerpt from Richard Rovere's Senator Joe McCarthy ... Historical overviews from Ellen Schrecker's The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents (1994)
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