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He was noted for claiming that there were large numbers of [[Communist Party|Communists]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spies and sympathizers, engaged in a conspiracy to undermine the United States, inside the federal government. He was proven correct by government documents and inquiry, including decrypted [[Venona]] files.  

He was noted for claiming that there were large numbers of [[Communist Party|Communists]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spies and sympathizers, engaged in a conspiracy to undermine the United States, inside the federal government. He was proven correct by government documents and inquiry, including decrypted [[Venona]] files.  

   

   

McCarthy lost support in 1953 when he started attacking the U.S. Army, and suggesting that Republican President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] was protecting subversives. Eisenhower signaled Republicans to stop his attacks on the Army. McCarthy had strong support among Catholics, such as [[Joe Kennedy]]; he was censured by the Senate in 1954 for attacking fellow Senators, and his influence suddenly collapsed.

McCarthy lost support in 1953 when he started attacking the U.S. Army, and suggesting that Republican President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] was protecting subversives. Eisenhower signaled Republicans to stop his attacks on the Army. McCarthy had strong support among Catholics, such as [[Joe Kennedy]]; In 1954 the Senate censured him for attacking fellow Senators, this caused his influence to collapse abruptly.

The term "[[McCarthyism]]," coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's aggressiveness in exposing suspects, regardless of the evidence.   

 

The term "[[McCarthyism]]," coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's aggressiveness in dealing with suspects, occasionally in the absence of the evidence.   

==Early life==

==Early life==