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As a result of Joseph McCarthy’s accusations and his committee hearings,

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He instilled a sense of fear that the United States was being infiltrated by Communists. Due to his campaigns to root out evil, many innocent people were either put out of work, jailed or executed because they were suspected of being communist sympathizers or spies.

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