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Cold War at Home: HUAC & McCarthyism

Cold War at Home: HUAC & McCarthyism. US History: Spiconardi. House Un-American Activities Committee. House Un- American Activities Committee Investigative unit looking into communist activity in the United States (1938) Probed Hollywood and blacklisted actors, directors, writers, & producers.

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Cold War at Home: HUAC & McCarthyism

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  1. Cold War at Home: HUAC & McCarthyism US History: Spiconardi

  2. House Un-American Activities Committee • House Un- American Activities Committee • Investigative unit looking into communist activity in the United States (1938) • Probed Hollywood and blacklisted actors, directors, writers, & producers

  3. The Loyalty Program • The Loyalty Program • The Loyalty Review Board • Security checks on government employees • Government employees whose loyalty was suspect were fired

  4. McCarthyism • Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) led his own investigation into communist activities • Claimed he had a list of State Department employees who were communist • Held hearings accusing people of being communist without concrete proof • Despite attacks, lies, and witch hunt questioning by McCarthy, people supported him

  5. McCarthyism • Rosenberg Case • Ethel & Julius Rosenberg accused of giving atomic secrets to the Soviets • Convicted and sentenced to death • Electrocuted at Sing-Sing Prison in Ossining • Garnered support for McCarthy’s investigation

  6. McCarthyism • The End • Accused Army of housing communists on national television • Lost all credibility

  7. McCarthyism • PERIOD OF HYSTERIA, ANTICOMMUNISM, NATIVISM; ANOTHER RED SCARE

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