McCarthyism By: Clayton Adams, Jeff Joseph, Ali Schroeder, Camryn Sutton, and Geoff Galida Definitions McCarthyism- Is when someone accuses someone of disloyalty, mostly ofpro communist activity. It is usually not supported by evidence. Communism- a system of government in which all economic andsocial activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by asingle and self-perpetuating political party.An example is the SovietUnion McCarthy's List- A list of 205 people that were known to theSecretary of State as communists but were still shaping policy in theState Department. Background Became Senator for Wisconsin.
During re-election he claimed he had a list of people who were communists. This caused him to be re-elected. He then accused innocent people of being communists. Peale realized he was wrong and then became stripped of his power. TIMELINE 1947- McCarthy takes office
1950- McCarthy assaults journalist 1950- McCarthys List February 9th, McCarthys first speech against communists. 1952- McCarthy re-elected 1953- McCarthy attacks the Army McCarthyism Images Political Cartoon Against Communism Work Cited http://www.investigatingpower.org/timelines/mccarthyism/
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