Joseph L. McCarthy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-11-14
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cemetery_of_the_Holy_Cross,_Milwaukee
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
gptkbp:community_service Alcoholism.
gptkbp:competitors Liberal_Democrats.
gptkbp:controversy Red Scare
gptkbp:court Army-McCarthy_hearings.
gptkbp:criticism Accused of violating civil liberties.
Blacklisting individuals.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for films and literature.
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-05-02
gptkbp:debutYear Decline in political power.
gptkbp:famousFor Allegations against government officials.
gptkbp:famousQuote “I have here in my hand...”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World War II America.
gptkbp:historicalImpact Long-lasting_effects_on_American_society.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Debate over his legacy.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of anti-communist hysteria.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph L. McCarthy
gptkbp:impact U.S._foreign_policy.
gptkbp:influence Shift_in_Republican_Party.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Nixon
Sensationalist_reporting.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Senator_Pat_McCarran
gptkbp:influenceOn American_political_discourse.
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Conservative_Republicans.
gptkbp:isEnhancedBy U.S._Senate.
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_American_politics.
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:McCarthy_Act
1947-1957
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Irish_American
American
gptkbp:nationalTeam gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:nickname Tail-Gunner Joe
gptkbp:notableWork Speech_at_Wheeling,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Grand_Chute,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Anti-communism
Fear-mongering.
gptkbp:politicalRole 1946
1957
gptkbp:positionHeld U.S._Senator
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Subject of numerous biographies.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:publicAccess Polarizing figure.
gptkbp:publications McCarthyism:_The_Fight_Against_America’s_Enemies
gptkbp:publicPerception Divisive figure.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr_McCarthy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:yearsActive 1939-1957