What actions of joseph mccarthy worsened the national hysteria about communism?

The following are the activities of Joseph McCarthy exacerbated the country's craziness about socialism:

- Congress set up House of Committer on Un-Activities to search for Communists both inside and outside the Gov.

- Hollywood administrators crated a rundown of around 500 individuals they believed were socialist. These individuals' names were put on the boycott

- Congress passed the McCarren Act, which prohibited the arranging of any activity that may prompt a totalitarian tyranny in the USA.