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Historian Ellen Schrecker states, "in this country, McCarthyism did more damage to the constitution than the American Communist Party ever did." [ 171 ] Historian John Earl Haynes , while acknowledging that inexcusable excesses occurred during McCarthyism, argues that some contemporary historians of McCarthyism underplay the un-democratic ...
By the end of 1953, McCarthy had altered the "twenty years of treason" catchphrase he had coined for the preceding Democratic administrations and began referring to "twenty-one years of treason" to include Eisenhower's first year in office. [114]
McCarthyism coincided with an increased and widespread fear of communist espionage that was consequent of the increasing tension in the Cold War through the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe, the Berlin Blockade (1948–49), the end of the Chinese Civil War, the confessions of spying for the Soviet Union that were made by several high-ranking ...
McCarthyism was a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Although associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy , it was a broad cultural and political phenomenon that also encompassed industry blacklists, the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
House Republicans move to change rules for vacating speakership 1 year after McCarthy's ousting. Aubrie Spady. January 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM.
Dec. 6—Rep. Kevin McCarthy has decided not to run for reelection following his unprecedented ouster as House Speaker, ending the Bakersfield Republican's run as a senior GOP figure who raised ...
With McCarthy's resignation and last week's expulsion of Rep. George Santos, Republicans will start 2024 with a slimmer majority, holding 220 seats, compared to 213 for Democrats. The special ...
In 1953, McCarthy started talking of "21 years of treason" and launched a major attack on the Army for promoting a communist dentist in the medical corps. This was too much for Eisenhower, who encouraged Republicans to censure McCarthy formally in 1954. The senator's power collapsed overnight. Senator John F. Kennedy did not vote for his censure.