The Speech That Launched the 1950s Red Scare | McCarthy

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The Speech That Launched the 1950s Red Scare | McCarthy

Discover how a speech delivered by Sen. Joseph McCarthy in 1950 at a Women’s Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia, sparked anti-communist hysteria nationwide and ushered in the era of “McCarthyism” in this video from McCarthy | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Even though McCarthy had been sent to address this audience because he was at the time a low-ranking political figure in the Republican Party, he used the opportunity to make unfounded accusations and gain publicity that would raise his profile.
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