Joseph D. McCarthy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:Communism
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Eisenhower_administration
HUAC
gptkbp:born November 14, 1908
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Marquette_University_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Joseph_N._Welch
gptkbp:controversy Red Scare
Guilt by association
gptkbp:criticism Abuse of power
gptkbp:culturalImpact Literature and art
gptkbp:died May 2, 1957
gptkbp:education gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:famousPerson McCarthy:_The_Man_Who_Wasn't
gptkbp:famousQuote "I have here in my hand..."
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World_War_II_America
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Legacy of McCarthyism
Scholarly_critiques
gptkbp:historicalRole Anti-communist crusader
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph D. McCarthy
gptkbp:impact gptkb:American_civil_rights_movement
American_politics
gptkbp:influenced Cold_War_politics
gptkbp:influenceOn Future political figures
gptkbp:involvedIn Red Scare events
gptkbp:isEnhancedBy gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:legacy Political witch hunts
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:McCarthy_Act
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Documentaries and films
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nationalTeam gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:nickname Tail-Gunner Joe
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Republican
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Fearmongering
gptkbp:politicalRole 1940s to 1950s
Civil liberties debates
gptkbp:positionHeld U.S._Senator
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Historical analysis
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:publicAccess Polarizing figure
gptkbp:publications gptkb:McCarthyism:_The_Fight_for_America
gptkbp:publicPerception Controversial legacy
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Senate_Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr_McCarthy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:termEnd June 2, 1957
gptkbp:termStart January 3, 1947