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Communism spreading

Communism spreading. Spreading?. 1917 – Soviet Union forms 1947 –Greece and Turkey are threatened (“Truman Doctrine”) 1948 – USSR (Soviet Union) taking over Eastern Europe (“satellite nations”) 1949 – China becomes Communist (“Red China”) 1950 – North Korea invades South Korea.

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Communism spreading

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  1. Communism spreading

  2. Spreading? • 1917 – Soviet Union forms • 1947 –Greece and Turkey are threatened (“Truman Doctrine”) • 1948 – USSR (Soviet Union) taking over Eastern Europe (“satellite nations”) • 1949 – China becomes Communist (“Red China”) • 1950 – North Korea invades South Korea

  3. Anti-Communist Propaganda

  4. Joseph McCarthy Little-known Republican Senator from Wisconsin Faced defeat in reelection bid Found “anti-communism” issue a means to promote his career

  5. Sen. McCarthy: • “I hold in my hand the names of known Communists serving in the U.S. Government” Gave a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1950 Claimed he had “a list of 205 names that were made known to the secretary of state as being members of the Communist Party” and still working for the State Department • 1950

  6. What IS “Un-American”?

  7. House Un-American Activities Committee [H.U.A.C] Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?

  8. McCarthyism

  9. The Language of McCarthyism “Are you soft on communism?” “Reds” “Pinkos” “Commies” “creeping socialism”

  10. “20 years of treason” Even FDR’s New Deal was accused of being socialism

  11. The Hollywood Ten McCarthy goes after actors, writers, and producers.

  12. The Hollywood Ten

  13. Why were Americans so willing to believe him?

  14. The Soviets got the H-bomb How did they get the technology?

  15. Alger Hiss A top state department official was tried and convicted for passing classified info to the Soviets.

  16. The Rosenbergs Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for working in a “spy ring” to pass atomic secrets to Soviets.

  17. “Red” China The most populous country in the world becomes communist in 1949.

  18. But how accurate were McCarthy’s charges?

  19. Some people said it was like a “witchhunt.”

  20. Arthur Miller…and his girlfriend

  21. Army-McCarthy Hearings • 1954 • Publically televised hearings wherein McCarthy continued to claim that Communists where in the government. • McCarthy looked really bad! • “Censured” by the Senate

  22. Army-McCarthy Hearings McCarthy self-destructs when he goes after the military.

  23. The End of McCarthyism McCarthy died of liver failure three years after Senate votes to censure him.

  24. “Red”-Baiting

  25. Other-Baiting • Red-Baiting • Terror-Baiting • Race-Baiting • You name it

  26. U.S. Senator Max Cleland (D-GA)

  27. Republican Smear Ad Misrepresents Cleland Ad uses Saddam, bin Laden to question Cleland’s record Oct. 11, 2002 | Associated Press by JEFFREY McMURRAY WASHINGTON - Sen. Max Cleland is angrily defending himself against a rival’s television ad that shows pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden and implies the Democratic incumbent is soft on homeland security. The ad, sponsored by Republican Rep. Saxby Chambliss’ Senate campaign, doesn’t directly compare Cleland and the rogue leaders but alleges the senator isn’t telling the truth when he claims to support some of President Bush’s efforts in the war against terrorism. It began airing Friday in the Atlanta market. The ad’s primary focus is Cleland’s position on legislation creating a homeland security department Bush is seeking. Although Cleland supports one version of that bill, he says he won’t support the president’s preference without an amendment guaranteeing labor rights for federal workers. “To put my picture up there with Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden and insinuate I’m not fighting hard enough for national security, I just find that this is an incredible low in Georgia politics,” Cleland said. The ad claims Cleland voted against Bush’s preferred department 11 times, most in procedural votes as the legislation moved through the committee process. In a statement from his campaign, Chambliss said he appreciates the war record of Cleland - who lost both legs and an arm in a Vietnam grenade blast - but urged him to follow the president’s lead on homeland security. “Georgians deserve to know - all Americans deserve to know - why Max Cleland is more concerned with protecting federal bureaucracy, rules and regulations than creating a department that can respond effectively to future threats of terrorism,” Chambliss said.

  28. Political Campaigns? • http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1988

  29. America: Hope or Fear?

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