PPT-Senator Joseph McCarthy

BY Kate Rhoads Maya Givens Emma Smith Savanah Northern About Sen Joseph McCarthy Wisconsin senator Joseph R McCarthy is most known for being a symbol of the Red Scare and initiating the term McCarthyism McCarthyism is the practice of accusing one of disloyalty many times without support. Accusation Part II. The "RED" Threat. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism.. Capitalizing on those concerns, young Senator Joseph McCarthy made a public accusation that more than 200 communists had infiltrated the US government.. metrologia R.A.Nelson:SatelliteEngineeringResearchCorporation,7701WoodmontAvenue,Suite208,Bethesda,MD20814,USA.D.D.McCarthy:USNavalObservatory,3450MassachusettsAvenue,NW,Washington,D.C.,20392,USA.S.Ma In your notes, please respond to the following questions: . Define hysteria. What are the causes?. What is mob mentality? What are the negative effects?. What makes fear a powerful tool? . “FEAR is an acronym in the English language for ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’.” . The Beginnings of the Cold War. (Not to be confused with McCartney.) . This would be Paul . McCartney. . ( Yes, one of the Beatles.) and beloved musical icon. . This is Senator Joseph McCarthy- liar, liar pants on fire and considered by some to be a general all-’round embarrassment to the United States.. 1. : Red Scare. Why was there a ‘Red Scare’ in the USA?. . . At the end of the Second World War (1939 - 45), the USA emerged as the most powerful nation on the earth. Her enemies were defeated and her allies exhausted. You might be forgiven for thinking that the USA would be brimming with confidence, yet the country was soon to be in the grip of an anti-Communist witch-hunt known as the 'Red Scare.' If it looked as if you were a Communist, or approved of Communism, or even had friends who did, you might be 'blacklisted', sacked or even attacked. Many Americans believed that they were involved in a worldwide struggle against Communism - a struggle that they believed they were losing. . (Not to be confused with McCartney.) . This would be Paul . McCartney. . ( Yes, one of the Beatles.) and beloved musical icon. . This is Senator Joseph McCarthy- liar, liar pants on fire and considered by some to be a general all-’round embarrassment to the United States.. Was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt. Consequences of favoritism in the family. He was a good steward and earned respect. Honesty, kindness, hard work . Prov. 3:4. He did not yield to temptation to commit adultery. The Second Red Scare. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism growing in Eastern Europe and China. . Was this fear justified?. Well…yes and no…. - Romans 8:31. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship . or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?.... No. , . in all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. What does God’s providence look like?. How does God take the bad and make it good?. Is it really better to be faithful?. Story of Joseph. Genesis 37:2. Joseph, being 17 years old was pasturing the flock with his brothers…and Joseph brought a bad report of them to their Father(Jacob).. Good Night, and Good Luck. ”. : . Background Info. Bell Ringer . Have you ever been wrongfully accused of something? If so, what was it? What was the outcome? If not, write about a situation where you heard/saw someone being wrongfully accused.. Definition. The practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence.. 2. . The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition.. 4 or more . sentences: . At the beginning of class tomorrow, a teacher comes in and hands you a note informing you that you have been found guilty of stealing (something you know you have not done). . McCarthy, Blacklists, HUAC and Arthur Miller (the guy who wrote the Crucible…) How can an author use a historical situation to illustrate a current problem? Why did Miller write this play in the 1950’s, hundreds of years after the historical Salem Witch trials?