McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled.

Joseph McCarthy

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Red Scare Cold War Communism American politics

Speaker

Joseph McCarthy

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

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Citation

McCarthy, Joseph. Speech in Wisconsin. c. 1952. Wisconsin, USA.

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Time
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Source
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Language
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Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Time
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