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McCarthyism AP US History

Election of 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower - Republicans Adlai E. Stevenson - Democrats

Hollywood Ten Sent to prison for not cooperating with HUAC’s investigation

McCarthy’s “Witch Hunt” nJoseph McCarthy – Republican from Wisconsin who said that Communists were infiltrating the government

Edward R. Murrow

McCarthyism -often through unscrupulous methods nAttacks on suspected Communists -often through unscrupulous methods

Army vs. Mccarthy -”Have you no decency?” -McCarthy was condemned after attacking the U.S. Army -”Have you no decency?”

Joseph Welch Fred Fisher -formerly of Nat’l Lawyer’s Guild

Roy Cohn Private David Schine

McCarthy died of alcoholism