Communist Disposal

Not only were the Europe fronts creating a tension among many, but the American home front also was under serious influence. Sometimes, taking the situation a little to far over the edge. Joseph Raymond McCarthy was born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin and started his political career as a court judge and in the late 1940's, he served America in the Pacific during World War II as well. Next, he ran to become the U.S. Senator for Wisconsin and eventually won. However, the real stir-up does not really happen until this point.


During the booming culture of the 1950's, McCarthy began to search underneath the surface and into the hearts of America's services. Joseph McCarthy soon began making unreliable accusations of Communism towards the U.S. Army and even the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations. With Dwight D. Eisenhower's crew, McCarthy began making accusations that the Government was filled with Pro-Communist officials in what was known as the Lincoln Day Address. The reason why no one tried to stop McCarthy is basically because of the reason that they would become victims too. In fact, McCarthy was eventually investigated himself when the "Hennings Report" was issued. The committee found that there was odd behavior in his campaigns and tax returns, but the committee never found enough information to consider that McCarthy's intentions were unconstitutional. Eventually, the Government found that he was destroying his power as a Senator after his intentions were discovered. With the effect of Joseph McCarthy on America, the Red Scare of Communism became a more widespread fear.



At this point, America felt as if they were falling into the Communist trap too and all of the hype was boiling down. Although during this time period, the Government also had to keep in mind that McCarthy has been known to suffer from heavy alcohol abuse and perhaps he has just lost his mind. Overall, Joseph McCarthy has only made anti-Communism in the U.S. that much more critical. Moreover, many fellow Americans were forced to take on loyalty issues in order to renew their status as a trustworthy American citizen.