Joesph McCarthy
History
Who he was
Joseph McCarthy was a republican senator from Wisconsin. He was against communism and did all he could to keep the U.S. fro becoming communist by spending 5 years trying to expose communists. From his actions the americans began to think the government had traitors and spies in it.
The Cold War
After WWII what happened at home and everywhere around the world proved to Americans that the Red Menace was very real. The soviet Union set off its first Atomic Bomb, communist won the Chinese Civil War, and the United States entered the Korean War on South Korea's side.
The fall and death of Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy lost almost all of his allies. He was condemned because he was insulting and vulgar. He was however permitted to keep his job but he lost all his power. He was only 48 when he died in 1957.