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The Red Scare
What led to the Red Scare?
1. Growth of Communism in the United States
2. Increased Soviet Power in Eastern Europe
3. Communist governments came to power in China and North Korea
Red Scare led to…..
Red Scare in the Media…
From 1949-1954 Hollywood produced over 40 anticommunist films
News reels frightened viewers by highlighting the rise of communism around the world
House Un-American Activites Committee
(HUAC)
HUAC
Created to look into disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States
1947 – began hearings examing suspected Communists in Hollywood
Blacklisted suspected communists Hollywood Ten
Loyalty Review Board
Looked into the backgrounds of thousands of federal workers
How many communists did they find?
Thousands lost their jobs because of pure speculation
International Security Act
Made suspected communist groups register with the government
Gave the government the right to arrest anyone suspected of disloyalty during time of National Emergency
Spies????
Whittaker Chambers Confessed Soviet Spy
Alger HissAccused of being a spy by Chambers
Convicted of perjury
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
Executed
Sen. Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy to Truman…
Truman’s Response….
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