Joseph McCarthy

Jessika Rojas

Honors English II

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy was born on November 14^th, 1908 in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was born into a Roman Catholic family, and was the middle child (5^th) of nine children. He dropped out of school at 14, he finished his studies in 1928, and  he attended Marquette University where he got his diploma in law. McCarthy was first a Democratic but soon he changed to the Republican Party, which in his time then became known as “McCarthyism”. After World War II he joined the Marines, shortly after he ran for Republican Senator in Wisconsin. In order to win the seat he began to damage his opponent’s reputations. His first term didn’t go that well so when re-elections came by him and Edmund Walsh who was an anti-communist decided that they would team up against the communists. He had enlisted 205 communists, they weren’t all communists some were alcoholics and others were involved in sexual behavior. McCarthy ended up winning, then accusing innocent citizens. In 1953, President Eisenhower decided that McCarthy needed to be stopped and his downfall began. The Army began to fire back, and they spread information about McCarthy which eventually caused everyone to realize he was the “bad guy” and he lost his seat as the chairmanship in the government (Senate).

McCarthy died in May of 1957 after being diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to heavy drinking.

McCarthy died in May of 1957 after being diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to heavy drinking.agnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to heavy drinking.