McCarthyism and the Red Scare

Nothing new• A. Mitchell Palmer

• Mass Hysteria– Terrorist attacks

(Wall St.)– Deportations

Sen. Joseph McCarthy

• Bio

• Wheeling Speech

• Primary sources

• HUAC

• Questions asked

• 5th Amendment

-June 1949-

What is the Washington Post cartoonist portraying in his drawing?

-April 1949-"You read books, eh?"

• Hundreds of elementary and high school teachers lost their jobs

• Some individuals compiled and circulated their own blacklists.

• The motives of some self-serving or vindictive accusers were summed up by Herb Block in a phrase: "If you can't crush the commies, you can nail a neighbor."

Misconceptions • Name

• Length

Soviets painting the world red with blood

Success• Alger Hiss

• Julius Rosenberg

Failure• Ethel Rosenberg

• Ayn Rand

Too Far• Ike and the Army

• Edward R. Murrow

• Movie clip

Consequences• African Americans

struggle– Human rights vs. Civil

Rights

• Entertainment Industry– Hollywood Ten

-Even W. Disney had to appear before HUAC.

-The ten men were convicted of contempt. Their appeals of course were denied, all served prison terms of up to one year.

• World view• Political chill in

America• Joseph McCarthy