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gptkbp:instanceOf
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politician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Marquette_University
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gptkbp:analyzes
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alleged communists
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Cold_War
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gptkbp:born
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November 14, 1908
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Saint_Mary's_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Government_Operations
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gptkbp:controversy
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Red Scare
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gptkbp:criticism
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excessive tactics
liberals and leftists
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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films and literature
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gptkbp:died
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May 2, 1957
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gptkbp:famousFor
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anti-communism
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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“I have here in my hand...”
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gptkbp:famousRival
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gptkb:McCarthy_hearings
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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influenced public perception of communism
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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1950s America
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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symbol of anti-communist hysteria
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Joseph A. McCarthy
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gptkbp:impact
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legal standards for evidence
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gptkbp:influenced
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political discourse
news coverage of communism
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Senator_Pat_McCarran
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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modern conservatism
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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political purges
political scandals
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of
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conservative_Republicans
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gptkbp:key_figure
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yes
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:McCarthyism
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gptkbp:legacy
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political witch hunts
debate over civil liberties
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Irish_American
American
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gptkbp:nickname
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Tail Gunner Joe
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
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gptkbp:occupation
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lawyer
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gptkbp:office
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Chairman_of_the_Senate_Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
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gptkbp:participatesIn
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gptkb:Second_Red_Scare
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:politicalPosition
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conservatism
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gptkbp:politicalRole
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1947
1957
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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U.S._Senator
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gptkbp:posthumousRecognition
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McCarthyism_remains_a_term_in_political_discourse
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Hugh_A._Butler
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gptkbp:publications
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McCarthyism:_The_Fight_Against_Communism
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gptkbp:publicPerception
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controversial and divisive
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gptkbp:reputation
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polarizing figure
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Jean_Kerr_McCarthy
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Wisconsin
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:William_Proxmire
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