McCarthyism

Named after Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism refers to

• the hunting down and persecution of suspected communists

• defending the first amendment rights of suspected communists

What did Senator McCarthy claim to have a list of?

• 205 communists working in the State Department (government workers that work on stuff related to foreign nations).

• 205 communists who were plotting to kill the president

• 205 communists who were planning a mass deportation of Americans to the USSR

The charges that were communists in the government were

• unsubstantiated (not proven) and untrue

• verified by several low level government employees anonymously 

Which President did McCarthy accuse of sympathizing with communists? 

• Truman

• Roosevelt

• Eisenhower

What happened to the many people accused of being communists by coworkers and friends?

• they were shunned (avoided or rejected) and many lost their jobs

• they were protected by the government and the first amendment.

During the Army Hearings, how did many Americans begin to see McCarthy?

• as an arrogant tyrant

• savior for democracy and the American way