2.  Senator from Wisconsin  Claimed the state department was full of communists  The number of “communists” was always changing  Could never provide a solid list  Started a new era in American society  Power followed his accusations  Televised hearings against he US Army

3.  The fear of communism spreading through America.  Public becomes concerned  McCarran Act  FBI allowed to screen government employees  3,000 resigned or dismissed  Smith Act  Unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the US Government

4.  Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of espionage  Eventually found guilty and spent 4 years in prison  Julius and Ethel Rosenberg  Accused of passing secrets to the soviet union about atomic science  Found guilty and sentenced to death  Sparked controversy

5.  House Un-American Activities Committee  Investigated possible activities by fascists, Nazis or communists  Questioned:  Government, armed forces, unions, education, science, newspapers  The more known trials accused members of the movie industry and Hollywood

6.  A group of left-wing writers, directors and producers  Claiming to use their 5 th amendment right  Cited for contempt of congress – sent to prison  Blacklist appears  Watkins v. United States (1957)  Impact on movie industry  Freedom of speech – civil liberties are affected

7.  Propaganda and culture reflected the fear of communism

8.  Overgeneralizations  Emotion over reason  Scare Tactics  Bandwagon Appeal  Name Calling  Exaggeration  Loaded Words  Fallacies  Slogans/Catchphrase