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1 The Second Red Scare The fear of communism in the U.S. after WWII

2 Causes Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe Chinese communist victory American Communist Party Soviet atomic bomb Spy Cases – These led people to believe Soviet infiltration into U.S. society.

3 Loyalty Review Board Designed to review government employees to get rid of those that could be deemed disloyal.

4 HUAC Investigated allegations of communist activity in the early years of the Cold War.

5 McCarthyism Sen. Joseph McCarthy Accused people of being communist without providing evidence

6 Spy Cases Alger Hiss: accused of passing documents to the USSR. Guilty of perjury. Rosenbergs: accused of passing atomic bomb secrets to USSR. Guilty of espionage.

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