Beginning in the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy unleashed a monumental rampage across the United States. Out of fear of government infiltration by communists, a wave of accusations swept the nation following the Wisconsin senator and helped create what is known as the second Red Scare ("McCarthyism") Joseph McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin dairy farmers, lived an average life until the age of sixteen. At this point, McCarthy dropped out of school until 1929, when he decided to go back and finish high school. After completing his general education requirements, McCarthy applied to practice law at Marquette University. After earning a law degree, he practiced law in the Wisconsin area from 1935 to 1939. When 1940 arrived, McCarthy was able to obtain a position in the circuit court as a judge ("Joseph R. McCarthy"). Taking a break from his position as a circuit judge, Joseph McCarthy left to join the Marines during World War II. . Through this branch of the military, McCarthy reached the rank of Captain before returning to the United States to further pursue a political career. Once home, McCarthy beat Robert M. Follette Jr. for the Republican senatorial nomination. After winning the nomination, McCarthy won the effective seat of senator against Democratic nominee Howard McMurray in 1946 ("Joseph Raymond McCarthy"). After four years without incident, the biggest attention came on February 9, 1950 when the senator gave the Lincoln Day speech in Wheeling, Virginia. Through this speech, McCarthy claimed to have the names of over 200 State Department employees who were members of the Communist Party. To follow up on the accusations, the Senator was also…… means of paper…….d. Network. February 17, 2014. Ferrell, Robert H. and Peter Szatmar. “The Villains of the 'Red Scare' of 1950.” Phi Kappa Phi Forum 90.3 (2010): 10-11. Business origination completed. Network. February 17, 2014. Gray, Tom and Washington, DC. National Archives and Records Administration. Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman. The Constitutional Community: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s). np: 2000. ERIC. Network. February 17, 2014.Miller, Arthur. “WHY I WROTE “THE CRUCIBLE”” The New Yorker. Np, nd Web. 16 February 2014. .Schwarz, Frederic D. “The Fall of the Demagogue.” American Heritage November-December 2004: Volume 55, Number 6. Web.Straight, Michael. “The Bigotry of Joseph McCarthy.” New Republic 130.26 (1954): 6-8. The publisher has provided the full text search file. Network. February 17. 2014.