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2007-01-21 08:49:52 · 9 answers · asked by purplewindow 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
McCarthyism
2007-01-21 08:58:29 · answer #1 · answered by GreaseMonkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
McCarthyism is a term used for this time period, the movement was lead by Sen. Joseph McCarthy. To be "blacklisted" in the 1950's meant that you were suspected of communism.
2007-01-21 16:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by Caitlin G 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
McCarthyism ---so named after U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy
Also known in some circles as the "Red Witch Hunt" of the 20th Century--- there were countless lives needlessly ruined in this madcap, fear driven , all out effort by a select few to demonize as many people that they didn't like as was humanly possible !!
Joe McCarthy was the driving force behind this "movement" to "rid the country of it's commie citizenry " ---and history points out that MOST ALL of the investigations of this period were false leads and trumped up garbage !!
2007-01-21 17:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
McCarthyism, named after Republican Sen. Joe McCarthy [from Wisconsin].
2007-01-21 16:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The McCarthy Era.
From:
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?go_button.x=32&go_button.y=17&s=The+McCarthy+Era
"...The McCarthy era represents the height of the post-war "Red scare" and demonstrates the degree to which paranoia about subversive communist activities had gripped America...."
2007-01-21 17:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by S. B. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mc Carthy Era.
2007-01-21 17:00:01 · answer #6 · answered by Josh P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. it was "McCarthyism". Named for the senator Joe McCarthy. Heaps of stuff thru google.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_4_71/ai_n13807487
is a good place to start. Good luck.
2007-01-21 16:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by Liane A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fellow traveller, useful idiot, pinko?
2007-01-21 17:05:00 · answer #8 · answered by puritanzouave 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't remember.
2007-01-21 16:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by cathyhewed1946 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋