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government officials, educators, union activists, and those in the entertainment industry.
Who were the primary targets for the hunt of communists?
The Second Red Scare
What was the time during the 1940s and 1950s where America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism growing in Eastern Europe and China called?
Republican
What political party was McCarthy?
Supreme Court
Much of the undoing of McCarthyism came at the hands of the ___?
One of the most influential opponents of McCarthyism was the famed CBS newscaster and analyst.
Who was Edward R. Murrow?
Republican U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin
who initiated the Second Red Scare in the U.S. (1950 to 1954)?
the Soviet Union tested an atomic bomb in 1949, earlier than many analysts had expected.
What was one thing that scared Americans?
At first he tried to ignore him, then tried to outdo him in the Red-hunting business, then he tried to seduce him with promises of new legislation to destroy Communism in America.
What tactics did Eisenhower use against McCarthy?
American Legion, American Public Relations Forum, the Minute Women of the U.S.A., and United Nations Alaska Mental Health Bill, etc.
What were some groups that supported McCarthyism?
scientific director of the Manhattan Project that built the first atomic bomb.
Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer?
Elizabeth Terrill Bentley
Who was an American spy for the Soviet Union from 1938 until 1945?
McCarthy examined authors for allegations of Communist influence which led to multiple bans.
What were banned books?
Red Scare
what was paranoia about the internal Communist threat called?
Host of an afternoon comedy radio show who played a significant role in the blacklisting of McCarthyism.
Who was John Henry Faulk?
Initiated a program of loyalty reviews for federal employees in 1947.
What was President Harry Truman's Executive Order 9835?
The Hollywood Blacklist
What was the list of entertainment people accused of supporting communism called?
acute hepatitis but many said alcoholism.
What did McCarthy die of?
Some have argued, Eisenhower allowed McCarthyism to continue unchecked.
What was Eisenhower criticized for?
Among the first film industry witnesses subpoenaed by the Committee.
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller, an allegory for McCarthyism.
What is the Crucible?
The Soviet Union testing an atomic bomb in 1949; in 1950, the Korean War began, pitting U.S., U.N., and South Korean forces against Communists from North Korea and China.
What were some factors contributing to the fear of Communist infiltration of the United States?
McCarthy did not just go after suspected communists, he also targeted gay people.
Who else was targeted by McCarthy?
Hidden Hand
Eisenhower’s handling of McCarthy was often called?
The Hollywood Ten were sentenced to 6 months to a year in prison for contempt of Congress and were also blacklisted from working in the film industry in Hollywood
WHat were some repercussions faced by the Hollywood 10?
A Marine Corps veteran of World War II, McCarthy was elected to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin in 1946.
Who is Who is Joseph McCarthy?