American History Research - The 1950s

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American History Research - The 1950s

Introduction

In the early 1950s, the activities of two Senate committees have attracted special attention of Americans. The first was headed by Senator Kefauver Istes, he investigated the relationship between American organized crime and corruption in all levels of government. For the first time in its history, the citizens of the U.S. crime and corruption have been reported as a single secret empire that permeates the whole of the country.

Discussion

The second committee headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy. He initiated the activities of Congress, against the Communists and sympathizers of ...