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MCCARTHY FIRST BEGAN HIS WITCH HUNT IN FEBRUARY OF 1950 IN WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
McCarthy won a seat in the senate in 1946 and the Cold War began and the Americans were increasingly concerned about it. In August 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb. McCarthy was the first-term senator from Wisconsin to win the election in 1946
Joseph McCarthy was born November 14, 1908 Grand Chute, WI and died May 2, 1957 Bethesda, MD
