1. Cold War at Home: HUAC & McCarthyism

2. The Red Scare Hysteria caused by fear & anxiety about Soviet threat
Many Americans believed there were communists working within society to undermine U.S.
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3. House Un-American Activities Committee
Investigative unit looking into communist activity in the United States (1938)

4. The Loyalty Program
The Loyalty Program
The Loyalty Review Board

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

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

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

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