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Chapter 25 Sections 3 & 4. The Cold War at home and the Space Race. Cold War Fears. The Cold War sparked new fears of communism at home. Leading the fight was the House of Un-American Activities Committee . Established in 1938 to investigate fascist groups in the U.S. The Hollywood Ten.
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Chapter 25Sections 3 & 4 The Cold War at home and the Space Race
Cold War Fears • The Cold War sparked new fears of communism at home. • Leading the fight was the House ofUn-American Activities Committee. • Established in 1938 to investigate fascist groups in the U.S.
The Hollywood Ten • This was a group of California film directors who were accused of having communist views. • They were blacklisted from the film industry and their careers were destroyed.
The Search for Spies • Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. • Accused and sentenced to death for for giving away atomic secrets.
McCarthyism • Claimed communist groups throughout the U.S. were plotting to overthrow the government.
Nuclear Anxiety • In 1950 the U.S. scientists began working on the Hydrogen bomb. • They claimed this would be 1000 times more powerful than the Atom bomb. • Americans feared a nuclear war with the USSR. • Americans began building “fall-out” shelters in their backyards.
The Sound Barrier On October 14th, 1947 U.S. air force test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier. He reaches a speed of over 750 miles an hour. –AKA- Mach 1. A sonic boom is echoed through the sky.
The Space Race Begins • In October of 1957, the Soviet Union launches Sputnik into orbit. • This was the 1st artificial satellite.
Explorer I • The U.S. was behind the USSR in this “Space Race”. • Explorer I was the U.S. satellite.
NASA • The U.S. were looking for men with the “right stuff” to become astronauts. • Test pilots from the U.S. armed forces were chosen.
The Mercury Program • 53 test pilots were selected to go through a series of tests to become astronauts. • 7 were chosen. • This was NASA’s 1st space program known as Project Mercury. • These were single manned missions.
1st Man in Space • Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
1st American in Space • Allan Shepard. • Completed a 15 minute sub-orbital flight.
The Gemini Program • In 1962 NASA begins its race to the moon. • 15 more test pilots are chosen. • Project Gemini begins. • This was a 2 manned space flight.
The Apollo Program • This began in 1967. • This was a 3 manned mission. • In July of 1969, man walked on the moon! • Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the 1st. • Mercury Astronauts Allan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Wally Schirra were Apollo Astronauts.