13. His Time in Office
U.S. Republican Senator from Wisconsin
14. His Time in Office
U.S. Republican Senator from Wisconsin
In Office: January 3, 1947- May 2, 1957
15. His Time in Office
U.S. Republican Senator from Wisconsin
In Office: January 3, 1947- May 2, 1957
Came to power: Accused former
governor, La Follette of war profiteering
16. His Time in Office
U.S. Republican Senator from Wisconsin
In Office: January 3, 1947- May 2, 1957
Came to power: Accused former
governor, La Follette of war profiteering
Won general election 61.2% to 37.3%
against Howard McMurray
27. “McCarthyism”
Defined as, “the practice of
making accusations of
disloyalty, subversion, or
treason without proper
regard for evidence”
28. “McCarthyism”
Defined as, “the practice of
making accusations of
disloyalty, subversion, or
treason without proper
regard for evidence”
Named after Joe McCarthy
29. “McCarthyism”
Defined as, “the practice of
making accusations of
disloyalty, subversion, or
treason without proper
regard for evidence”
Named after Joe McCarthy
McCarthy used it when
accusing people of being
Communists in the Red Scare
34. Wheeling Speech
February 9, 1950
Republican Women’s Club in Wheeling, West Virginia
List of 205 names of “Communists” working in the
State Department
35. Wheeling Speech
February 9, 1950
Republican Women’s Club in Wheeling, West Virginia
List of 205 names of “Communists” working in the
State Department
205 names were in a letter to James Byrnes, Secretary
of State
36. Wheeling Speech
February 9, 1950
Republican Women’s Club in Wheeling, West Virginia
List of 205 names of “Communists” working in the
State Department
205 names were in a letter to James Byrnes, Secretary
of State
No audio was ever recorded
37. Wheeling Speech
February 9, 1950
Republican Women’s Club in Wheeling, West Virginia
List of 205 names of “Communists” working in the
State Department
205 names were in a letter to James Byrnes, Secretary
of State
No audio was ever recorded
Still much dispute over this speech
40. Results of the
Wheeling Speech
State Department Employees-
background checks
Concern for Communism went up
Blacklisting of State Department
Workers
McCarthy was called a liar
47. McCarthy’s Death
May 2, 1957 (48 years old)
Was a Senator up until
death
48. McCarthy’s Death
May 2, 1957 (48 years old)
Was a Senator up until
death
Bethesda, Maryland at
Bethesda Naval Hospital
49. McCarthy’s Death
May 2, 1957 (48 years old)
Was a Senator up until
death
Bethesda, Maryland at
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Official: acute hepatitis-
inflammation of the liver
50. McCarthy’s Death
May 2, 1957 (48 years old)
Was a Senator up until
death
Bethesda, Maryland at
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Official: acute hepatitis-
inflammation of the liver
Press: Alcoholism
