Joseph McCarhty

1908-1957Vasko Nikolov, Jack O’Mara, and Dev Patel

Who?

Born in Appleton, Wisconsin

Fifth of nine children

Left school at 14 to work as chicken farmer

Who?

Served in the U.S. Marines from 1942-1945

Resigned as a lieutenant

Who?

Senator of Wisconsin

Youngest member in the senate

What?

Accused 205 members of the state department of being communists

His list narrowed to 57 state officials

What?

Set up his own private investigation

Failed to accuse current members of the state program

When?

Early 1950’s

During the red scare

When?

December 2, 1954, the senate condemned McCarthy

Where?

Wisconsin State Department

Why?

Feared communism within the government

How?

Addressed the secretary of state

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