Properties (59)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
political hearings
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gptkbp:airedOn |
television
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gptkbp:analyzes |
government transparency
loyalty oaths the concept of loyalty military personnel loyalty the balance of power in government allegations_against_Army_personnel the_impact_of_communism_on_American_society |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
fear of communism
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gptkbp:completed |
June 1954
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gptkbp:context |
Cold War era
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gptkbp:criticism |
civil rights advocates
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gptkbp:duration |
36 days
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Senate_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
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gptkbp:focus |
allegations of communist influence
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gptkbp:heldIn |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:highlights |
the importance of legal representation
the role of media in politics tensions between military and government |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Army-McCarthy hearings
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gptkbp:impact |
public perception of communism
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gptkbp:includes |
cross-examinations
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gptkbp:influenced |
public trust in government
future congressional investigations future political discourse media coverage of politics the development of political ethics. future political campaigns |
gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:Senator_Joseph_McCarthy public figures national security issues public opinion polls legal_arguments Senate_members Army_lawyers |
gptkbp:is_featured_in |
televised hearings
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gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Joseph_N._Welch
gptkb:General_Ralph_W._Zwicker Secretary_of_the_Army_Robert_T._Stevens |
gptkbp:ledTo |
greater awareness of civil rights issues
greater scrutiny of military policies McCarthy's_eventual_downfall decline_of_McCarthy's_influence |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:outcome |
McCarthy's_censure_by_the_Senate
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:McCarthyism
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gptkbp:reflects |
societal fears of the time
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
Red Scare
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased political polarization
increased scrutiny of government officials public_discrediting_of_McCarthy changes_in_Senate_procedures increased_activism_against_McCarthyism |
gptkbp:significance |
highlighted anti-communist hysteria
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gptkbp:sparked |
political satire
public debate on civil liberties |
gptkbp:year |
1954
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