1950 Start of McCarthyism

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  • 1950 Start of McCarthyism
    • Influence of the Red Scare
    • Anti- Communist hysteria
    • Communists were viewed as godless, repressive, aggressive and fueled by HUAC
    • HUAC was given border powers to investigate
      • Hollywood was investigated
    • Truman contributed as the Truman Doctrine had scared people with Communism
    • Truman ordered an Executive Order to investigate federal employees BUT the 'hunt' went too far
    • Congress passed the Internal Security Act in 1950
    • Members of Communication organisations had to register with the Federal Government
    • Truman was not in favour of civil liberties BUT he did not stop the 'hunt' for Communists
    • Truman ordered FBI J. Edgar Hoover to investigate more
      • 3 million more people investigated
      • Thousands of resignations
      • Over 1,000 dismissals
      • Took place at the same time the Soviets exploded the first Atomic Bomb

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