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The Cold War at Home

The Great Depression Red Scares – irrational fear of communism or people linked to communist activities. Jailed Blacklisted Ostracized Deported Bolshevik Revolution – communist revolution in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin in 1917. Great Gatsby/Great Depression cause many to join socialist/communist affiliated causes and political parties. Active member or not, you are now linked to something bad.

Loyalty Program 1946 – Federal Loyalty Program: all federal employees private/public activities monitored and investigated for communist affiliation. Suspects were brought before a Loyalty Review Board Termination on any grounds. No civil rights issues at stake because you were not under arrest Expansion of committee probable.

HUAC House of Un-American Activities Committee Fear of movies, movie stars, writers, publications influence over the general public Hollywood 10 – writers, directors, producers, actors subpoenaed to testify about their personal beliefs before HUAC. Refused to testify. Contempt of Congress. Jailed 6 months-1 year. Blacklisted – refusal to hire someone due to fear of a backlash against a business. Stalls the creative process

Controversial Movies Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Do the Right Thing (1989) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Life of Brian (1979) Spartacus (1960) ??????

Alger Hiss State Department is in charge of all foreign relationships between the US and the world. Alger Hiss – Deputy Director of Special Political Affairs. Advisor to Secretary of State during the Yalta Conference. Whittiker Chambers, former communist, then editor of Time magazine, accuses Hiss of being a spy. Hiss investigated by HUAC. Lies to HUAC about knowing some communist peeps. Later, it is proven he knew the communist peeps. Charged and convicted of perjury. Serves 2 years in prison.

The Rosenberg’s US spy plane detected radioactive signature in Siberia in 1949. CIA didn’t expect this until 1951-52. Code breakers point to a guy named David Greenglass who works at Los Alamos, Us secret base for nuclear arms development. Eventually rats out his wife, who rats out bro-in-law, Julius Rosenberg. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg tried for espionage. Convicted and executed in 1953