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mccarthyism took off during a time in u. s. history where cold war anxieties were at a high. this mass fear of communism allowed certain liberties and rights to be suppressed in the name of national security. what rights and liberties were ignored or suppressed during the mccarthy hearings? do you think the names communist conspirators gathered during the hearings were accurate? why or why not?

in the mccarthy era of the 1950s, anti-communism created an atmosphere of fear which allowed political actors to accrue greater powers over the american population. the legal status and rights of the individual were profoundly changed as the norms of fair trials were subverted, constitutional rights ceased to apply and new laws restricted personal freedoms. this dissertation argues that this unusual situation was permitted as the public were manipulated by people with political interests into believing the usa had entered into a state of emergency in order to safeguard national security.

i do not believe the names gathered by communist conspirators gathered during the hearing were accurate. mccarthy would constantly repeat the practice of publicly accusing government employees of political disloyalty or subversive activities and using unsavory investigatory methods to prosecute them.

franklin d. roosevelt

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