Joseph H. D. McCarthy

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
gptkbp:born November 14, 1908
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Marquette_University_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
gptkbp:competitors Liberal Democrats
gptkbp:controversy Communist_witch_hunts
gptkbp:criticism Excessive anti-communism
Criticism of his tactics
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for films and literature
gptkbp:depictedIn The_Conspirator
gptkbp:died May 2, 1957
gptkbp:famousPerson McCarthy:_The_Man_Who_Wasn't
gptkbp:famousQuote Are_you_now_or_have_you_ever_been_a_member_of_the_Communist_Party?
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Most_Dangerous_Man_in_America
gptkb:Good_Night,_and_Good_Luck
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World_War_II_America
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Legacy of fear and suspicion
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Debate over his methods
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of anti-communist hysteria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph H. D. McCarthy
gptkbp:impact Cold_War_politics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Nixon
McCarthyism_laws
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Senator_Arthur_Vandenberg
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern political discourse
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Conservative_Republicans
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:legacy Political repression
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Television hearings
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Tail Gunner Joe
gptkbp:notableWork Red Scare
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Grand_Chute,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Fearmongering
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Peter_O'Toole
gptkbp:position U.S._Senator
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Censured_by_the_Senate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:publicAccess Polarizing figure
gptkbp:publicPerception Controversial_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Second_Red_Scare
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr_McCarthy
gptkbp:state gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:yearsActive 1947-1957