Divided Union: McCarthy and red scare.
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- Created on: 23-03-17 12:27
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- McCarthy and the Red scare.
- Reasons for red scare.
- Czechoslovaki- became communist under USSR influence. 1948.
- Berlin blockade - USSR cut of west Berlin showing stalin was prepared to risk war with USA.
- Russia - first atom bomb in 1949, more level with USA.
- China becomes communist in 1949.
- Development under President Truman.
- tried to stop the spread of communists using TWO ways
- 1. Marshall plan - promised aid to EU to help rebuild their economies. USA worried if western EU remained weak if might be vulnerable to communism.
- 2. Truman Doctrine - USA would support countries that are threatened by communist takeover. E.g they gave 400 million to Turkey to stop them going into communism.
- tried to stop the spread of communists using TWO ways
- Hiss and Rosenberg case
- 1950 - Alger Hiss Trail - government offical charged for being a communist - sent to prion for 5 years.
- The Rosenbergs - Julius and Ethel were accused of giving atomic secrets to the USSR - executed in 1953
- HUAC and Hollywood Ten.
- HUAC - House of un-America Activities Committee investigates the film industry ,education and government to find out if there is any communism.
- 1947 - Film industry was search and ten writers and directors were sacked and imprisoned for 1 year. they became known as 'Hollywood Ten'
- McCarthyism
- Ambitions politician lot of power and influence in Washington.
- Claimed he had a list of people that were communist - 205 were in government.
- Convincing speaker and strong, Very little evidence, he was able play on the fear within America to convince people that he was telling the truth.
- many believed him but most politicians didn't like him but were to scared speak out against him.
- Why he lost support
- Had no hard evidence to support his claim.
- Shown on TV to be a liar and bully.
- Went to far when accusing people accusing army officers for being a spy and his own party members.
- Effects
- Many lost jobs for being communist.
- 400 sent to prison
- Others that were left-wing or liberal were labelled un-American.
- America was know for the 'land of the free' but that didn't seem so.
- Reasons for red scare.
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