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1 McCarthy and the Red Scare

2 McCarthy and the Red Scare
Fear of communism What is the Red Scare?

3 McCarthy and the Red Scare
Soviet Union was constructing nuclear weapons Getting technical secrets for “the bomb” through spies—so people thought Why did people fear communism?

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Alger Hiss Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union (communist country)?

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Senator Accused many of being communists Accused government officials Accused citizens Who is Joseph McCarthy? What did he do?

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Accusations were based on no evidence or flimsy evidence The making of false accusations based on rumor or guilt by association How can these accusations described? What is “McCarthyism”?

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Based in Salem, Massachusetts Based on an earlier incident of false accusations without evidence The Salem Witch Trials But about McCarthy How is the Crucible connected to McCarthy and the Red Scare?

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