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The Cold War at Home Chapter 12 Section 4

Lecture Focus Question How did fear of domestic communism affect American society during the Cold War?

Rooting out Communists Red Scare: fear that communists both outside & inside U.S. were working to destroy American life Truman Loyalty Oaths “security risks” fired Smith Act: unlawful to teach/advocate violent overthrow the U.S. govt

Congress Hunts Communists House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): Congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the U.S. Hollywood Ten: group of movie writers, directors, and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about alleged communist ties Asserted 5th Amendment rights → went to prison for contempt Blacklist: list of people who were not hired for work because of suspected communist ties

Freedoms take a Hit Freedom of speech no longer guaranteed People were fired for associating with people with communist ties Oppenheimer put under the microscope Access to classified info Ties to people in the Communist Party NO ONE WAS SAFE!

Alger Hiss Flawless career working for the federal govt Named as a communist spy Put on trial Convicted for perjury 5 year sentence Later evidence showed he was guilty Heightened Cold War fears

Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Charged with passing nuclear science secrets to Communists Case largely based on the word of one confessed spy Claimed innocence Found guilty Executed in 1953

McCarthyism Senator Joseph McCarthy Made weeding out communists his mission Had a “list” of traitors Baseless accusations Hero to most American people Hearings were televised Public outraged by his bullying tactics McCarthy lost power and influence McCarthyism: negative term for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty

Bomb Drills The govt tried to prepare the American public for nuclear bomb attacks City drills School drills Pamphlets “how to” films Posters/billboards Bomb shelters Bert the Turtle video

Lecture Focus Question How did fear of domestic communism affect American society during the Cold War?