1908-1957 vasko nikolov, jack o’mara, and dev patel
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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
Work CitedSimkin, John. "Joseph McCarthy : Biography." Spartacus Educational - Home Page. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm>.
"Joseph McCarthy." United States History. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1774.html>.
Appleton Public Library. "Joseph McCarthy: Biography." Appleton Public Library (WI) - Welcome! 21 Apr. 2003. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.apl.org/history/mccarthy/biography.html>.