Senator Joseph Mc Carthy

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Edward_Mc_Carthy
gptkbp:acquired gptkb:election
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Hollywood_blacklist
gptkbp:artwork Controversial and divisive
Polarizing figure
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
gptkbp:author " Mc Carthy: The Man Who Wasn't"
gptkbp:birth_date 1908-11-14
1908-05-14
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Grand_Chute,_Wisconsin,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Marquette_University_Cemetery
gptkb:Cemetery_of_the_Holy_Cross,_Milwaukee,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:cause_of_death Liver disease
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
gptkbp:controversy Red Scare
Allegations of communist infiltration
gptkbp:cultural_impact Films and literature
gptkbp:current_champion gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
Civil rights advocates
gptkbp:death_date 1957-05-02
gptkbp:documentary " Point of Order!"
gptkbp:education gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:famous_quote " Have you no sense of decency?"
" I have here in my hand..."
gptkbp:filmography " Good Night, and Good Luck"
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_Mc_Carthy
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Post-World_War_II_America
gptkbp:historical_debate Freedom vs. security
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War era
Symbol of anti-communist hysteria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Joseph Mc Carthy
gptkbp:impact Civil liberties debates
American civil liberties
gptkbp:influence American journalism
Cold War politics
Subsequent political figures
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Senator_Pat_Mc_Carran
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Anti-communists
Conservative Republicans
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Edward_R._Murrow
Excessive tactics
Excessive anti-communist measures
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Mc_Carthyism
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in American politics
Polarizing figure in American politics
Mc Carthyism as a term
gptkbp:legislation Anti-communist measures
Anti-communist laws
gptkbp:media_appearances Mc Carthy hearings on TV
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tail_Gunner_Joe
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Army-Mc_Carthy_hearings
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Mc_Carthy_hearings
Red Scare
gptkbp:office gptkb:election
U. S. Senator from Wisconsin
gptkbp:personal_life Married to Jean Kerr Mc Carthy
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_USA
gptkbp:political_ideology Conservatism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position 1940s-1950s
Anti-communism
Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition Historical analysis
Controversial legacy in history
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkb:Alexander_Wiley
gptkbp:public_perception Divisive figure
gptkbp:publishes " Mc Carthyism: The Fight Against Communism"
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1954
gptkbp:social_responsibility Liver disease
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr_Mc_Carthy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:tactics Fearmongering
gptkbp:term_end 1957-01-02
gptkbp:term_start 1947-01-03
gptkbp:year Struggled with alcoholism