1. Domestic Results of the Cold War
Ch. 17

2. House Un-American Activities Committee
Red Scare/Red Smear- communists in and out of America working to destroy American life
Expose communist influence in America
Threatened people with the loss of jobs & blacklists
“Hollywood Ten”
Uncovered writers, directors, and producers who were or had been communists

3. Communist Witch Hunts 1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy
Claimed State Department employees were
communists
Never provided names
McCarthyism- extreme
reckless charges

4. Spy Cases Alger Hiss – communist spy
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were tried, convicted, and executed for espionage

11. the 1950s

12. Life After the War – The Economic Boom
Wartime savings
New consumer goods to buy
GI Bill
Paid for college, home loans, or business loans
Interstate Highway Act
Baby boom
Dr. Spock’s Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

17. Life After the War Immense move to suburbs Conformity
“Levittown”
Conformity
Why?
Sputnik starts the Space Race
National Defense Education Act
Creation of NASA
Television!
Rock-n-Roll
Elvis Presley