Cold War spreads

Depression Before WWII: Depression scares people into the communist party After WWII: most quit the party Party members will face persecution in the following years

Loyalty to America Root out any element of communism Spies begin to enter the U.S. – Atomic bomb information – Ethel and Julius Rosenberg executed for passing atomic information to Soviets Hollywood is attacked – “black list” names of people in the business who may be communist (list consisted of 10 names)

Joseph McCarthy Sparks an Anti-Communist hysteria caused fear and suspicion across the nation Took crusade to senate floor with a list of 205 accused communist in the government Opposition was weak at first Army v. McCarthy – Televised to the nation: Result: lost supporters

Cold war 1950s Dwight D. Eisenhower President 1953 Southeast Asia: Vietnam – French colony – America sent aid but stayed out Middle east – Iran oil fields – Suez Canal – Jews got to Palestine and create Israel Latin America – We help overthrow countries, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala

Arms Race Growth of Nuclear Arms – Deterrance: policy of making the military power of the U.S. and its allies so strong that no enemy would dare attack for fear of retaliation 1954 – Dropped bomb 750 times more destructive than the two atomic bombs dropped during WWII – Japanese sailors 90mi away suffered radiation burns