Witchhunt or Red Menace Bellringer: overview article Cold War at Home Witchhunt or Red Menace

Vocabulary HUAC Hollywood Ten Blacklist Alger Hiss 5. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg 6. Joseph Mccarthy 7. McCarthyism

American Defense against Communism Read pg 823 What was the Loyalty Review Board? Who started it? What was their responsibility? What was the House Un-American Activities Committee? What is the most significant thing they were involved in?

How to spot a Communist How to Spot a Communist (1:04) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkYl_AH-qyk Make Mine Freedom (9:27) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh75ylAUXY

Fear of Communism Influence Article: Background Big Question: What constitutes an “un-American activity? **Activity: #1 “Un-American” Read the excerpt. Highlight/Underline the government’s definition Fill out bottom of sheet with the people in your group.

The Hollywood 10 READ: pg 823-824 What was different about the Hollywood 10 than the other Hollywood witnesses Congress investigated? Who were the Hollywood 10 and what happened to them? What was the McCarran Act? -Did Congress have the right to pass this act?

HUAC vs Hollywood Activity 2 Walt Disney/Ronald Reagan: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6458 Eric Johnston: : http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6443 John Howard Lawson’s: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6441 Jack Warner: : http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6442 Ayn Rand: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6442 Louis B. Mayer: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6442

Spy Cases in America On the Hunt for Spies

Alger Hiss READ Don’t know Much About History: What were the Pumpkin Papers? Forms Quiz over the Reading

The Rosenbergs READ: Don’t Know much about History Why were the Rosenbergs executed for espionage?

News footage Rosenberg Execution Coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q93MkBSboHI

McCarthyism READ pg 826-827 McCarthy Launches His “Witch Hunt” Why was McCarthy so interested in charging that communism was taking over the government? What does McCarthyism refer to? Give 2 examples of people that were accused by McCarthy. What finally brought McCarthyism down? What happened to McCarthy? Give 3 examples of others besides McCarthy taking anti communist measures. Discussion: Do we participate in these activities today? Why are these activities so dangerous?

Living on the Edge

Vocabulary H-bomb Brinkmanship Central Intelligence Agency Warsaw Pact Baby Boom 6. Space Race 7. Sputnik 8. Suburb 9. Beatnik 10. Levittown

Timeline of Important Events Nov. 1, 1952: First thermonuclear bomb (H-bomb) is detonated by U.S.50 1952: Brinkmanship policy is adopted 1953 CIA ousts the leader of Iran and replaces with Western Ally 1954 CIA takes covert action in Guatemala. Ousted leader replaced by U.S. backed military leader who turns into dictator. 1955: Warsaw Pact signed, Geneva Summit with Soviet leaders 1957: Space Race begins (Sputnik)

Living on the Edge Pg 828 One American’s Story What was a direct result of the Cold War?

Duck and Cover What do you do if an atomic bomb explodes close to you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn7FttaTRms

Space Race

Sputnik “Little Companion” launched Oct 4, 1957 It was unexpected and a work of propaganda genius It passed over the most populous areas on Earth and could sometimes be seen with binoculars. Sputnik II was even worse. Bigger and carried a dog, Laika (“barker”)

America Reaction Paranoia Fear that Soviets could develop intercontinental ballistic missiles. Power shifted. Science fiction writings went from fun to very dark. (1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451) Movies: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Education System We were behind in the space race because the American Education System was falling down. Why? “Progressive education” Education system totally overhauled. Have to go “back to basics” Math, science and rocketry became patriotic education. Federal gov’t gave lots of financial aid. Kennedy’s Oval office tapes reveal he wanted to go to the moon mostly to show the superiority of America. He and others thought the moon might be able to hold missile launching site that could be aimed at the Soviet Union.

Suburban Culture, Youth Culture, Counterculture 1950s Culture Suburban Culture, Youth Culture, Counterculture

Suburban Culture Readily available funds, saved during WW2, lead to a stronger, larger middle class and a new wave of consumerism. Pg 841 Housing Crisis; pg 849 Suburban Lifestyle What is a Levittown? Why did Americans want to live in suburbs? What made it possible? Pg 850 Baby Boom What were the 5 factors that helped create the baby boom? People had cash to spend in the 1950s. It came from savings because of rationing, and the turning in of gov’t bonds.

Behavioral Rules of the 1950s: Teen Culture Behavioral Rules of the 1950s: Obey Authority. Control Your Emotions. Don’t Make Waves → Fit in with the Group. Don’t Even Think About Sex!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrYX9j3Tqzw Optional: Top 10 songs of the 1950s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMqoGYd_pvk

Rock N Roll Optional: Top 10 songs of the 1950s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMqoGYd_pvk Elvis Presley “King of Rock N Roll” Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode, Maybellene Johnny Cash: The Man in Black Little Richard: Tutti Frutt Jerry Lee Lewis: “Great Balls of Fire”

Subculture Pg 861 The Beat Movement What was the Beat movement? What were the characteristics of the beatniks? What were the reactions of most mainstream Americans to beatniks?