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RED SCARE def: the wide spread fear that communists living in America would try to take over

RED SCARE def: the wide spread fear that communists living in America would try to take over. Congress Hunts for Communists. Truman makes it against the law to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government- SMITH ACT

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RED SCARE def: the wide spread fear that communists living in America would try to take over

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  1. RED SCAREdef: the wide spread fear that communists living in America would try to take over

  2. Congress Hunts for Communists • Truman makes it against the law to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government- SMITH ACT • HUAC- House Un-American Activities Committee- investigated possible suspects and held trials trying to convict guilty spies/communists • Investigated educators, film stars, writers, average Americans • Anyone said to be suspicious was “Black listed”

  3. Spy Cases • The HUAC focused on finding Soviet spies • The most famous case was the arrest of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. • The Rosenberg's were charged with conspiring to give nuclear information to the Soviets • They were electrocuted in 1953 • Controversial case

  4. McCarthyism • In the early 1950’s Americans were very worried about national security • Senator Joseph McCarthy took advantage of this fear and helplessness • He claimed the State Department was filled with communists agents • McCarthyism: a new catchword for extreme, reckless charges • McCarthyism and the Red Scare declined around 1954

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