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The Cold War Creates Communist Hysteria at Home

The Cold War Creates Communist Hysteria at Home. I. Two Cases of Catching Communists. A. HUAC and the Hollywood Ten . A. The Hollywood Ten Go to Jail. B. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed . II. Basic Facts About the Communist Hysteria.

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The Cold War Creates Communist Hysteria at Home

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  1. The Cold War Creates Communist Hysteria at Home

  2. I. Two Cases of Catching Communists A. HUAC and the Hollywood Ten

  3. A. The Hollywood Ten Go to Jail

  4. B. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed

  5. II. Basic Facts About the Communist Hysteria

  6. A. The Context: Fear of Communism + Atomic Age = Fear of Spies

  7. B. The Key Law/Rule: Workers can be fired if there are “reasonable grounds” to believe they are disloyal to the US govt.

  8. C. Do you have to be a communist to be penalized? • No • “Fellow travelers” (members of communist organizations, friends of communists, ex-communists) • Those who criticize America -- civil rights leaders, homosexuals, etc.

  9. D. A Range of Penalties: Humiliation  Loss of Job  Jail  Execution

  10. III. The Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy

  11. A. McCarthy’s Early Life: From Wisconsin to WWII

  12. B. McCarthy’s Anti-Communism: The Wheeling Speech & Wild Accusations

  13. C. McCarthy’s Downfall: Attacking the Army & Alcoholism

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