MCCARTHY HEARINGS

JOSEPH R. MCCARTHY

• Republican of US Senate
• Wisconsin Senator
• Became one of the best known politicians in America

What are the McCarthy Hearings?
- a series of hearings held by the US Senates Subcommittee on investigations on the military and government.
- Held between April 1954 & June 1954

WHY WERE THE HEARINGS IMPORTANT?

• They were the first televised hearings in US history
• They ended the senators career
• Created the theory of McCarthyism

TELEVISED

• First hearing ever televised on national television
• 188 hours of broadcast time
• 22 million viewers

WHY HIS CAREER ENDED.

• The televised coverage exposed McCarthy's obnoxious demeanor
• His reputation was ruined
• Thus leading to his censure by the US Senate on December 2

MCCARTHYISM

• The practice of making accusations of subversions or treason without
• Proper regard of evidence

CITES

• http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1769.html
• http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/army-mccarthy-hearings