McCarthy Hearings

Joseph McCarthy was the person who began the McCarthy hearings.  These hearings were during the 50's when everyone was afraid of the Communists especially because of thinking they were Russian spies. This started because of the Cold War with Russia and just our fear of them.  Because of these hearings people lost their jobs and reputations.  They were very harmful to many people and towards the end people wanted McCarthy's head for it.  They were fed up with what he was doing.  It eventually came to a stop because they ran out of people and names to question.