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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