Joseph McCarthy was a Republican senator from Wisconsin who claimed to have a list identifying
communists secretly working for the U.S. government. He accused prominent people and institutions of collaborating with communism, which resulted in many federal employees resigning or losing their jobs.
(pulled from https://quizlet.com/178515618/history-u4l2-the-cold-war-at-home-and-abroad-flash-cards/)
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