1908-1957 vasko nikolov, jack o’mara, and dev patel
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Joseph McCarhty
1908-1957Vasko Nikolov, Jack O’Mara, and Dev Patel
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Who?
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin
Fifth of nine children
Left school at 14 to work as chicken farmer
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Who?
Served in the U.S. Marines from 1942-1945
Resigned as a lieutenant
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Who?
Senator of Wisconsin
Youngest member in the senate
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What?
Accused 205 members of the state department of being communists
His list narrowed to 57 state officials
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What?
Set up his own private investigation
Failed to accuse current members of the state program
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When?
Early 1950’s
During the red scare
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When?
December 2, 1954, the senate condemned McCarthy
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Where?
Wisconsin State Department
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Why?
Feared communism within the government
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How?
Addressed the secretary of state
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Work CitedSimkin, John. "Joseph McCarthy : Biography." Spartacus Educational - Home Page. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm>.
"Joseph McCarthy." United States History. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1774.html>.
Appleton Public Library. "Joseph McCarthy: Biography." Appleton Public Library (WI) - Welcome! 21 Apr. 2003. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.apl.org/history/mccarthy/biography.html>.