Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
Wheeling speech
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| gptkbp:controversy |
number of communists claimed was disputed
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| gptkbp:date |
February 9, 1950
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| gptkbp:deliveredBy |
gptkb:Joseph_McCarthy
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| gptkbp:effectOnMcCarthy |
boosted McCarthy's national profile
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| gptkbp:historicalName |
early Cold War period
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
McCarthy's Wheeling speech
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased anti-communist sentiment in the U.S.
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| gptkbp:ledTo |
Senate investigations into communism
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wheeling,_West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive national attention
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| gptkbp:requires |
205 communists in the U.S. State Department
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| gptkbp:significance |
sparked the Second Red Scare
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| gptkbp:subject |
alleged communist infiltration of U.S. government
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| gptkbp:targetAudience |
Republican Women's Club of Wheeling
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:anti-communism_in_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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