Hollywood & Blacklists
This industry was a major target for anti-communist investigations in the 40s and 50s.
What is Hollywood?
This Senator famous in the 1950s for accusing people of being communist for literally no reason.
Who is Joseph McCarthy? (no relation btw)
The abbreviated name for the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
What is 9/11?
The name given to the modern anti-fascist movement and those participating in it, literally meaning anti-fascist.
What is Antifa?
People with suspected communist ties were placed on this to prevent them getting jobs.
What is a Blacklist?
The name given to the national fear of communism after WW2.
What is the Red Scare?
After 9/11, the government created this new department to prevent further terrorist attacks from inside the country.
What is the US Department of Homeland Security?
The government investigation of possible communist influence in the US Army and ruined McCarthy's reputationm
What are the McCarthy Hearings?
This law passed shortly after 9/11 expanded the governmant's surveillence powers to fight terrorism.
What is the Patriot Act?
After 9/11, many Muslim Americans had to face discrimination and racism due to national fears of this.
What is terrrorism?
Joseph Welch asked this famous question to McCarthy criticizing his tactics.
What is "Have you no sense of decency?"
Started in 2001, this war was caused by the US accusing the Taliban of protecting Osama Bin Laden.
What is the War in Afghanistan?