America has gone through many difficult times throughout its history. One of these eras is known as the McCarthy era. In the early 1950s, “witch hunts” took place against suspected communists. It was enough to be suspected of communism to be accused. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, in order to gain political power, capitalized on the fear of communism in the United States in the early 1950s by falsely accusing innocent citizens of political corruption, creating a lasting impact on the government , entertainment industry and history. of America.Joseph Raymond McCarthy was born on a farm in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, on November 15, 1908. His parents, Timothy McCarthy and Bridget Tierney, were devout Roman Catholics. The Catholic faith places great importance on love, kindness and charity; ideals that would soon be forgotten by a power-hungry Joseph. As the fifth child in a family of nine children, expectations for Joseph were high. Sibling rivalries instilled in him a great desire to be the center of attention that would pursue him throughout his adult life. No one would expect such a historical impact with such simple roots. Joseph attended Underhill School, a one-room schoolhouse, where he completed eighth grade at the age of 14. He left university life and invested in his own chicken farm. Years later, when disease wiped out his herd, McCarthy began working as a grocery store clerk. He quickly became a manager; he decided to return to school. Joseph completed the four-year program at Little Wolf High School in just nine months. Accepted thanks to his good grades, Marquette University began his career in law. Joseph graduated as president of his class in 1935 and established his own law firm in Waupaca. Later he joined a law firm.Before Joseph was even...... middle of paper......://www.nsa.gov/public_info/_files/venona/1951/11oct_gomer. pdf5. http://www.hanford.gov/c.cfm/oci/ci_spy.cfm?dossier=906. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/mccarthy/blacklist.html7. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/mccarthy/telegram.htm8. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/mccarthy/navasky.htm9. http://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/cs181/projects/2007-08/communism-computing-china/10. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm11. http://www.apl.org/community/hist/mccarthy12. http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/haynes-venona.html13. Anderson, Jack and James Boyd. Confessions of a Muckraker: The Inside Story of Life in Washington During the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Years. New York: Random House, 1979. Print.14. David Oshinksy, A Conspiracy So Huge: The World of Joe McCarthy (New York: The Free Press, 1983), passim.