America and the left: the first Red scare and the pre-senatorial years of Joseph R. McCarthy -- The Red scare after World War II and McCarthy's early years in the Senate -- Wheeling and the emergence of McCarthyism -- Benton, Eisenhower, and McCarthy -- The decline of McCarthy and McCarthyism -- Biographies -- Primary documents
Summary
"The post-World War II "Red Scare" resulted from domestic strife brought on by the ideological struggle between capitalism and communism. The hysterical witch hunts of the McCarthy era are over half a century behind us. Or are they? There are parallels between McCarthyism and the rhetoric associated with the current polarization in American politics, and the targeting of Muslims in the years following September 11, 2001"--Provided by publisher
