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The Second Red Scare

The Second Red Scare. The fear of communism in the U.S. after WWII. Causes. Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe Chinese communist victory American Communist Party Soviet atomic bomb Spy Cases These led people to believe Soviet infiltration into U.S. society. Loyalty Review Board.

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The Second Red Scare

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  1. The Second Red Scare The fear of communism in the U.S. after WWII

  2. Causes • Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe • Chinese communist victory • American Communist Party • Soviet atomic bomb • Spy Cases • These led people to believe Soviet infiltration into U.S. society.

  3. Loyalty Review Board • Designed to review government employees to get rid of those that could be deemed disloyal.

  4. HUAC • Investigated allegations of communist activity in the early years of the Cold War.

  5. McCarthyism • Sen. Joseph McCarthy • Accused people of being communist without providing evidence

  6. Spy Cases • Alger Hiss: accused of passing documents to the USSR. Guilty of perjury. • Rosenbergs: accused of passing atomic bomb secrets to USSR. Guilty of espionage.

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