2. Cold War in the ‘50’s & ‘60’s at Home

3. A. Fear of Communism spreading to USA led to false accusations and investigations Senator Joseph McCarthy, in order to get re-elected, accused many people of being communist he had little or no evidence to support his claims He was “ busted ” when he tried to accuse the Army of having communists Hearing was televised and people saw what a bully McCarthy really was McCarthyism is a term meaning false accusations based on little evidence or guilt by association

4. B. Fear of Nuclear Attacks Government encourage people to build bomb shelters Schools held drills Children had to hid under their desks * Bomb shelter *A nuclear explosion

5. C. Fear of Communism increased because… Alger Hiss, a high ranking official in the State Department, was convicted of perjury which means he was lying about providing secret government documents to Communist spies Sentenced to life in jail Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, known communists, were convicted of treason: giving the Soviets information on how to build a nuclear weapon from the Manhatten Project They were both executed

6. D. US Foreign Policy US foreign policy was a major issue in every presidential race 1945- today

7. E. Increased Military spending Benefited Northern Virginians…Pentagon and gov’t contractors created jobs Benefits Hampton Roads which had large naval and air bases

8. F. John F. Kennedy’s Role In JFK’s inaugural speech he said US would “ pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty ” reflects his view on fighting communism JFK inaugural speech November 1960 JFK elected

9. What is JFK saying about communism? Write your interpretation in the box on your notes.

10. F. President JFK’s role, con’t In the same speech he also said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” JFK provided support for the space program. He wanted to land an astronaut on the moon by end of the 60s

11. F. President JFK’s role, con’t John Glenn was 1 st American to orbit the Earth in 1969, Neil Armstrong was 1 st person to walk on the moon Neil Armstrong said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

12. G. No relation to Cold War… JFK (Kennedy) was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald