Cold War at Home: HUAC & McCarthyism

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Cold War at Home: HUAC & McCarthyism

The Red Scare Hysteria caused by fear & anxiety about Soviet threat Many Americans believed there were communists working within society to undermine U.S. Video Clip

House Un-American Activities Committee Investigative unit looking into communist activity in the United States (1938) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sgom1snPaQ&list=PLgilDuhEPLV26uPAZjkAEUpR7NRl2bv06&index=3

The Loyalty Program The Loyalty Program The Loyalty Review Board

McCarthyism Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) led his own investigation into communist activities

McCarthyism Rosenberg Case Ethel & Julius Rosenberg accused of giving atomic secrets to the Soviets Garnered support for McCarthy’s investigation

McCarthyism The End Accused Army of housing communists on national television Lost all credibility

McCarthyism PERIOD OF HYSTERIA, ANTICOMMUNISM, NATIVISM; ANOTHER RED SCARE

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