McCarthyism (0 h 55 m, 9 feb 1950 año – 15 h 18 m, 9 jun 1954 año)

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At a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, on February 9, 1950, McCarthy proclaimed that he was aware of 205 card-carrying members of the Communist Party who worked for the United States Department of State. This speech set off an era of paranoia and accusation and propelled McCarthy into the national spotlight.

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