McCarthyism

Since Joseph R. McCarthy first used his political power to ruin the careers of hundreds of men, the term McCarthyism has forever been used to denote someone or something that uses their power to launch a groundless and mean spirited attack on a particular minority group. Joseph R. McCarthy, possibly the greatest demagogue in the history of America, was also the strongest anti-Communist. In the minds of his friends and foes alike, he was an …

…paragraph to describe how McCarthy used the anti-Red atmosphere created by the Hiss case to begin his infamous run. Wrong doings aside, he had an amazing but swift career. He went from everyday senator, to national prominence, to humiliation, and to death, all in seven years. McCarthy played on people's fears. "The Fight for America" was nothing more than a cleverly thought-out plan that took advantage of America's hysteria about Communism during the Cold War.