McCarthyism
POP: During what time period did McCarthyism occur? (you learned this in US history.)
Cold War/1950s.
What was McCarthy's political affiliation?
Republican Party.
When was HUAC created?
1938.
When was the Red Scare? (mccarthyism era)
Cold War/1947-1954.
What was McCarthyism?
Investigations in the US launched by Joseph McCarthy to crack down on communism on the inside.
When was McCarthy born, and when did he die? (this was on the slide.)
1908-1957.
What did it mean to be "blacklisted" in the government?
Viewed as someone untrustworthy/to be avoided.
What was the Red Scare?
Period of public fear and anxiety over the supposed rise of communist.
Was McCarthyism successful or unsuccessful? Why?
Unsuccessful; got out of hand.
Why was McCarthy punished?
Unbecoming Conduct.
Why did HUAC dissolve?
Americans felt their freedoms were being taken away.
When was the first Red Scare in the US?
Post WWI/1917-1920.