20. “McCarthyism”
Defined as, “the practice of making
accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or
treason without proper regard for
evidence”
21. “McCarthyism”
Defined as, “the practice of making
accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or
treason without proper regard for
evidence”
Named after Joe McCarthy
22. “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
27. Wheeling Speech
February 9, 1950
Republican Women’s Club in Wheeling, West
Virginia
List of 205 names of “Communists” working in
the State Department
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. Results of the
Wheeling Speech
State Department Employees-
background checks
Concern for Communism went up
Many were convicted of
Communism
McCarthy was called a liar
37. McCarthy’s Death
May 2, 1957 (48 years old)
Bethesda, Maryland at
Bethesda Naval Hospital
38. McCarthy’s Death
May 2, 1957 (48 years old)
Bethesda, Maryland at
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Official: acute hepatitis-
inflammation of the liver
39. McCarthy’s Death
May 2, 1957 (48 years old)
Bethesda, Maryland at
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Official: acute hepatitis-
inflammation of the liver
Press: Alcoholism
