McCarthyism

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Joseph McCarthy instigated a witch-hunt within American society in search of members of the Communist Party, individuals that he considered as a dangerous threat to the national security of the United States. This paper traces the era of McCarthyism in American politics and shows how it affected political and liberal thought.

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"Congressionally, most of the members, both conservative and liberal, Republican and Democrat, considered the McCarthy era closed by the late 1950's despite several unpleasant episodes such as the Wherry Resolution (an attempt to stop Truman from sending troops to Europe or anywhere else without congressional approval) and the Bricker Amendment (aimed at preventing the "sellouts" of American interests during international summits like Yalta and Potsdam). As the 1960's came of age, the "Cold War" dragged on and the ramblings of Joe McCarthy faded away and were quickly replaced with the Cuban Missile Crisis and then Vietnam."

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