Explain how Senator Joseph McCarthy defined communist nations within the speech. What specific threats did these nations pose?
McCarthyism and Anti-Communist Campaigns. The Cold War brought about an irrational fear of communism and communist activities in the United States. As we are learning this week, one of the most vocal instigators of this paranoia was Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy delivered a speech about the imminent threat of communism on February 9, 1950. Perform … Read more