In the 1950's the fear of the cold war was felt in every home throughout America. Genuine fear was the feeling of the public. This fear was partially due to the government's way of informing the public of the threat of a cold war. Many key people in Washington played roles in informing the public of the cold war, but Senator Joseph R. McCarthy did more than any other individual to turn the fear of internal communism into national hysteria. This fear was felt not only in governmental situations but also in all social aspects of life. Union leaders had strict rules regarding internal communism and rumors of affiliation with the communist party was thoroughly investigated and regulated. The fear of communism consumed the American public in the 1950's and is still remembered by those who were affected.

Joseph R. McCarthy quickly turned the fear of the cold war into a national hysteria. McCarth

McCarthy described the cold war as, "a final, all-out battle between communistic atheism and Christianity". In a speech he introduced into the congressional record on February 20, 1950, he explains that the soviet population has increased by over 400% to 800,000 between 1944 and 1950. America's population fell to 500,000 in those same years. In other words, in less than 6 years the odds have changed from 9 to 1 in our favor to 8 to 5 against us (pg. 51). Americans were developing a fear that infested the entire country. McCarthy did not blame these traitorous actions on the traitors. He put all of the blame on the parents of these traitors. "One of the most important reasons for the graft, the corruption, the dishonesty, the disloyalty, the treason in high government positions is a lack of moral uprising on the part of the 140,000,000 American people (pg. 52). He blamed the war for the desensitization of American culture

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