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Cold War at home

Cold War at home. red scare. RED SCARE. Red Scare was Americans response to the fear of Communism Senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 US Govt. officials of being Communist. McCarthyism to destroy or assassinate one’s character without proof and it ruined the careers of many Americans.

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Cold War at home

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  1. Cold War at home

  2. red scare RED SCARE • Red Scare was Americans response to the fear of Communism • Senator Joseph McCarthyaccused 205 US Govt. officials of being Communist. • McCarthyism to destroy or assassinate one’s character without proof and it ruined the careers of many Americans. Became a witch huntthat led to Americans pledging a “loyalty oath” to the United States…….

  3. NATO 1949, THE YEAR OF SHOCK • Soviets detonate their first atomic bomb….. • The question is raised, where did they get the technology the bomb? • Ethel and Julius Rosenberg would be accused of giving away atomic bomb secrets. • Charged with espionagethey would be found guilty and executed in 1953.

  4. red scare3 HOUSE COMMITTE FOR UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES • 1947 investigation led to prison sentences for contempt known as the Hollywood Ten. • Blacklisted:a list of persons who are under suspicion, disfavor, or censure, or who are not to be hired, served, or otherwise accepted.

  5. McCarthyism • Claimed 205 communists working for State Department • Attacked wealthy & privileged—popular appeal • Even Eisenhower wouldn’t challenge him • Army hearings in 1954 televised • McCarthy exposed as a bully (“reckless cruelty”

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