Red scare in the 1950s
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- Created on: 27-04-17 09:50
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- Red scare in the 1950s
- Reasons for
- Hollywood 10
- HUAC investigated, fearing the spread of communist propaganda
- Ten writers refused to give evidence and were imprisoned
- HUAC investigated, fearing the spread of communist propaganda
- Hiss Case 1948
- Advisor to Roosevelt
- HUAC sent him to trial - found guilty
- Advisor to Roosevelt
- Rosenberg case 1950
- Couple arrested for passing atomic bomb secrets to Soviets
- Death sentence
- Mistrust spread - regular people could be reds too
- Couple arrested for passing atomic bomb secrets to Soviets
- China becoming communist
- HUAC and FBI
- Hollywood 10
- McCarthyism
- Methods
- Claimed he had names of 205 communists in government
- Played on fear in TV appearences
- Accused his opposition (journalists)
- Politicians did not want to speak out against him in fear of accusation
- Opposition
- 1953 Eisenhower set up investigation to clear "rumours"
- McCarthy moved to committee where it was hoped he would get less publcity
- 1953 - hunt communists in the army
- Hearings on TV
- Accused/ bullied general Zwicker - a war hero
- Popularity decreased - people were proud of their war heroes
- Senate voted to censure him
- Popularity decreased - people were proud of their war heroes
- Impact
- Fuelled red scare
- blacklisted innocent people
- Mistrust created
- Communist party banned
- 25 US states passed anti- communist laws
- Methods
- Reasons for
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