McCarthyism: Propaganda and Political Cartoons

3.22 - McCarthyism Please have out your notebooks Essential Understanding – how a fear of communism affected American life as evidenced through ads, propaganda posters, and political cartoons

The red Scare Red Scare – the fear that communists both inside and outside America were working to destroy the American way of life.

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) – The House of Representatives investigated possible subversive activities by fascists, Nazis, and communists.

mccarthyism McCarthyism – extreme, reckless charges of political subversiveness. Senator Joe McCarthy leads an investigative panel (1950 – 1954) that investigated and accused thousands of government and media employees of being communists When he accused the top Army brass of being communists, they insisted on televised hearings, the contents of which disgusted most Americans – this spelled the end for McCarthy

You can do this in your notebooks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N35IugBYH04&feature=share While watching the video, write down 1-2 main ideas you find in the video. Also, write down one idea you find interesting, or one new idea from the video. You can do this in your notebooks.

In these next slides, we will be analyzing political cartoons and different forms of propaganda. The questions I want all of us to be thinking about are listed below: What emotions are being shown in the image, or what emotions do you feel when looking at the image? What symbols does the artist use? What audience is this intended for? What do you think the overall meaning of the image is?

What emotions are being shown in the image, or what emotions do you feel when looking at the image? What symbols does the artist use? What audience is this intended for? What do you think the overall meaning of the image is?

What emotions are being shown in the image, or what emotions do you feel when looking at the image? What symbols does the artist use? What audience is this intended for? What do you think the overall meaning of the image is?

What emotions are being shown in the image, or what emotions do you feel when looking at the image? What symbols does the artist use? What audience is this intended for? What do you think the overall meaning of the image is?

What emotions are being shown in the image, or what emotions do you feel when looking at the image? What symbols does the artist use? What audience is this intended for? What do you think the overall meaning of the image is?

What emotions are being shown in the image, or what emotions do you feel when looking at the image? What symbols does the artist use? What audience is this intended for? What do you think the overall meaning of the image is?

What audience is this intended for? What emotions are being shown in the image, or what emotions do you feel when looking at the image? What symbols does the artist use? What audience is this intended for? What do you think the overall meaning of the image is?

Essential Question What do the political cartoons/propaganda tell you about the public perception of McCarthyism? If you were alive in the 1950’s, would you agree with the United States’ actions towards prosecuting suspected communists? Is it fair?

Extra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWeZ5SKXvj8 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/495818240196244276/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/131871095314098570/