... , rationalization, and justice. In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy started a massive anti-communist campaign. The threat of communism was real because of the Cold War. Republicans accused President Truman of allowing Communists in the government. Responding to those charges, Truman set up the Loyalty Review Board in 1947 to investigate all federal employees. By the end of 1951, more than 20,000 federal workers had been investigated, some 2,000 had resigned ... exposure of McCarthy's bullying tactics, contrasted with the calm and dignified behavior of the Army Chief Counsel Joseph Welsh. Th...

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