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The Commies are coming! The C auses and Impact of McCarthyism

The Commies are coming! The C auses and Impact of McCarthyism . By: Alexa Gilbert and Benjamin Traskunov. 1950’s Society. Rise of suburbia Uniformity Dissatisfaction with monotony Beat Generation- Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs. McCarthyism. Results.

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The Commies are coming! The C auses and Impact of McCarthyism

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  1. The Commies are coming!The Causes and Impact of McCarthyism By: Alexa Gilbert and Benjamin Traskunov

  2. 1950’s Society Rise of suburbia Uniformity Dissatisfaction with monotony Beat Generation- Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs

  3. McCarthyism Results 1950 – claimed to have a list of 250 Communists working in the State Department Waldorf statement –Hollywood Ten Loyalty review boards Misleading trials of otherwise innocent people Ingredients: • Red Scare – fear of Stalin and Communism • HUAC- 1946 • Alger Hiss case – 1948 • Federal Loyalty Program- McCarran Internal Security Act • Rosenberg Case – early 1950, executed 1953 • + Charismatic leader

  4. Impacts of McCarthyism • The age of McCarthyism : Major influences - attacks against public education. “How red is a little red schoolhouse?” – REDucation • McCarthyites in Adler et al. v. Board of Education of the City of New York – Teachers can be held accountable for their past actions because they influence their student in their classroom. • HUAC –Blacklists (Many impacted)

  5. Bibliography Adams, Valerie. "McCarthyism: Cold War." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. Rulska, Anna. "Blacklists: Korean War." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. Brinkley, Alan (2009). American History: A Survey (13th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

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