Our latest Homework Help Evidence of History video tells the story of the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy, a fierce partisan and demagogue whose battles against Communism in early 1950s America utilized the new medium of television to garner public attention. Preying upon the public's fear of communism within the U.S. government, he hurled accusations against numerous political enemies often with little or no evidence, and with scant regard to the principles of due process, free speech, and liberty. The new medium of television, which helped his meteoric political rise, would ultimately play a key role in his undoing.
Liberty and Security in Modern Times: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/curricula/liberty-and-security
Heroes and Villains: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/curricula/heroes-villains
Excerpts From Joseph McCarthy’s Speech at Wheeling, West Virginia February 9, 1950: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/excerpts-from-joseph-mccarthys-speech-at-wheeling-west-virginia-february-9-1950
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