It was after the United States victory in World War II over imperial Japan and Nazi Germany that Americans had something new to worry about. A highly publicized Soviet Union domination throughout Eastern Europe caused the political consciences of the United States to shift its attention to possible threats to national homeland security. To further procrastinate these fears, a publicity-driven Wisconsin senator created a new era in American society, labeled the Era of McCarthyism. During …showed first 75 words of 732 total…

…showed last 75 words of 732 total…for an eradication of communists in the United States. Many people might consider Joseph McCarthy as a nuisance and menace to society by instigating the emotions of America with unnecessary prophesies of a communist takeover. However, because of ingenious rhetorical techniques used by McCarthy combining logic, ethics, and emotion, the once unknown senator from Wisconsin served as a greatly needed harbinger of doom and significantly changed the mindset of America during the advent of McCarthyism.