McCarthyism Timeline
- Mar 3, 2016
- 1 min read
Below is a timeline of events in the McCarthy era, and what inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible.
November 14, 1908 - Joseph McCarthy was born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin.
1939 - McCarthy elected circuit-court judge.
1946 - McCarthy was elected Senator of Wisconsin.
1947 - President Truman set up loyalty boards to investigate government employees.
1948 - Marx and Engels come up with a modern form of Communism in their Communist Manifesto.
1950 - McCarthy attracted national attention when he accused the Department of State of harboring Communists.
1950 - McCarren Internal Security Act passed which barred any person into the United States from any Communist country or organization.
1953 - Eisenhower becomes president and is accused of treason by McCarthy.
1954 - McCarthy accused the Secretary of the Army of conceiling foreign activities.
1954-1957 - McCarthyism gradually declined due to the end of the Korean War (1953) and condemnation of McCarthy in 1954.
1955-1958 - The Supreme Court made of series of decision that helped protect people's rights against being accused of Communism.
May 2, 1957 - Joseph McCarthy died.
("The McCarthy Era and the American Theatre")
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