domestic anti-communist hysteria during the early cold war era
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Domestic Anti-Communist Hysteria during the Early Cold War Era
Government Promotes “Civil Defense” Ex: “Duck & Cover” Drills in schools
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0K_LZDXp0I
“Loyalty Oaths”
Required for all
Federal Workers
Executive Order 9835
Pres. TrumanMarch 1947
Politicians seeks to “root out subversives” – Example:House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Hearings - 1947
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfKSykTPzA4
“Blacklisting” of accused Communists ruins reputations
Ex: The “Hollywood Ten”
Trial of Federal Workers Julius & Ethel Rosenberg“Infiltration” of Communists Seems Real
Couple Executed in 1953 based on controversial evidence
“McCarthyism”
•Phenomenon of early 1950’s illustrates fear & paranoia
•Definition:Unfairly accusing people of disloyaltymade possible in a climate of fear
The Rise & Fall Of Sen. Joseph McCarthy
"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep in our history and
doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were for the
moment unpopular. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot
escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to
abdicate his responsibility."
TV JournalistEdward R. MurrowPublicly criticizes“McCarthyism” In March, 1954
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQQaX2h1plo
Communist expansion overseas & into space brings fear of communist “menace” to America
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/09/24/science/space/1194817120962/sputnik-s-legacy.html
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