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Anti-Communism & the Development of a National Security State

Anti-Communism & the Development of a National Security State. Communist Expansion Overseas Brings fear of Communist “menace” to America. Countries that have been communist at one point in time. N orth A tlantic T reaty O rganization (1949). Norway

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Anti-Communism & the Development of a National Security State

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  1. Anti-Communism & the Development of a National Security State

  2. Communist Expansion Overseas Brings fear of Communist “menace” to America

  3. Countries that have been communist at one point in time

  4. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) • Norway • Portugal • 1952: Greece & Turkey • 1955: West Germany • 1982: Spain • United States • Belgium • Britain • Canada • Denmark • France • Iceland • Italy • Luxemburg • Netherlands

  5. Warsaw Pact (1955) • U. S. S. R. • Albania • Bulgaria • Czechoslovakia • East Germany • Hungary • Poland • Rumania

  6. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/nato-european-expansion/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/nato-european-expansion/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO#/media/File:Map_of_NATO_chronological.gif

  7. The Arms Race:A “Missile Gap?” • The Soviet Union exploded its first A-bomb in 1949. • Now there were two nuclear superpowers!

  8. Government Promotes “Civil Defense” Ex:“Duck & Cover” Drills in schools

  9. Inside a Missile Silo Luxury Condos in Missile Silo https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/nuclear-missile-silo-home-turned-luxury-listed/

  10. Politicians seeks to “root out subversives” – Ex.: House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Hearings - 1947

  11. The Hollwood Ten Screenwriters and directors denied employment in the entertainment industry because of their political beliefs, real or suspected.

  12. Executive Order 9835 Pres. Truman March 1947 “Loyalty Oaths” Required for all Federal Workers

  13. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Created in 1949

  14. Joseph McCarthy accelerates the Red Scare https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/news-footage/mr_00014682

  15. “McCarthyism” Unfairly accusing people of disloyalty made possible by a climate of fear

  16. NSC-68 • April 1950 report by the National Security Council: “The U.S. should use military force to ‘contain’ communist expansion anywhere it seemed to be occurring, regardless of the intrinsic strategic or economic value of the lands in question.”

  17. McCarran Internal Security Act - 1950 • Communist Party members & other “subversive” groups had to register with the government. • Had to provide personal information about their members to the government.

  18. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg On Trial - 1951 Executed - 1953

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