Question

What did Senator Joe McCarthy claim while giving a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia?

Answer 1

McCarthy

Explanation:

He claimed he had list of communists that were working in American government. This led to the McCarthy era, in which investigations were put forth towards anyone deemed un-American. Even Lucille Ball was investigated and she was like the Kim Kardashian of the day. No one was safe from these investigations. McCarthy claimed he had the list but he never released it. His actions became so questionable that the Senate censured him. The term McCarthyism is derived from this era.