1. USH2 Unit 5: America and the World
Lesson 5.4 part 2 = The Cold War and American Society

2. Review How can the following be considered consequences of WW2?
GI Bill
Levittown’s
Baby boomers

3. EQ
How did the Cold War impact American society?

4. Focus
What do you already know about the “Red Scare”?

5. THE COLD WAR AND AMERICAN SOCIETY

6. SETTING THE STAGE
FEARING SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITY, THE GOVERNMENT TRIED TO ROOT OUT COMMUNISTS IN GOVERNMENT, HOLLYWOOD, AND LABOR UNIONS, WHILE AMERICANS LEARNED TO LIVE WITH THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR ATTACK

7. A NEW RED SCARE
DURING THE 1950’S, AMERICANS WERE CAUGHT UP IN THE RED SCARE
EVENTS OF 1949 LED TO FEAR OF A COMMUNIST SUBVERSION, OR PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

8. HOUSE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
IN 1947 TRUMAN SET UP A LOYALTY REVIEW PROGRAM TO SCREEN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR COMMUNIST IDEAS
THE FBI INFLITRATED GROUPS AND WIRETAPPED PHONES
FBI DIRECTOR J EDGAR HOOVER ALSO URGED HUAC TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON SUBVERSION
ONE OF THE HEARINGS FOCUSED ON HOLLYWOOD = MANY REFUSED TO TESTIFY AND WERE BLACKLISTED

9. THE ROSENBERGS
IN ANOTHER CASE, ETHEL AND JULIUS ROSENBERG WERE FOUND GUILTY OF PASSING ATOMIC SECRETS TO SOVIETS
THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY AND EXECUTED

10. AP
What events led to and contributed to the Red Scare during the 1950’s?

11. THE MCCARRAN ACT
PASSED IN 1950, LAW REQUIRED COMMUNIST ORGANIZATIONS TO REGISTER W/ GOV’T.
LAW STOPPED COMMUNISTS OF GETTING PASSPORTS AND TRAVELING ABROAD
ALSO STATED THEY COULD BE ARRESTED DURING EMERGENCIES

12. AP: The McCarron Act
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13. MCCARTHYISM
IN 1949 THE RED SCARE GREW WORSE = USSR GOT THE BOMB, CHINA FELL TO COMMUNISM = ARE WE LOSING?
IN FEB. OF 1950, SEN. JOSEPH MCCARTHY CLAIMED HE HAD A LIST OF 205 COMMUNISTS IN STATE DEPT.

14. MCCARTHY TACTICS
IN 1952, MCCARTHY BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE SUBCOMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS
HE FORCED GOVT OFFICIALS TO TESTIFY
MCCARTHY TURNED INVESTIGATIONS INTO WITCH HUNTS BASED ON NO EVIDENCE AND FEAR
HE DESTROYED REPUTATIONS W/ UNFOUNDED CHARGES = MCCARTHYISM =
BADGERING WITNESSES AND NOT ACCEPTING ANSWERS = LEFT A SENSE OF SUSPICION AND GUILT

15. MCCARTHY’S DOWNFALL
IN 1954 MCCARTHY BEGAN QUESTIONING MEMBERS OF THE USA ARMY
INVESTIGATION AIRED ON TELEVISION, GENERALS BEGAN TO CHALLENGE HIM AND HIS METHODS
PUBLIC SAW HIM FOR WHAT HE WAS = A BULLY SEEKING POLITICAL POWER THROUGH FEAR AND ACCUSATION
IN 1954 THE SENATE PASSED A VOTE OF CENSURE

16. AP: Joseph McCarthy
Note to buddy

17. EISENHOWER’S COLD WAR POLICIES 1953-1961
COLD WAR THINKING = “MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK”
MASSIVE RETALIATION AND BRINKMANSHIP
CONTAIN COMMUNISM BY HAVING STRONG ECONOMY AND COVERT OPERATIONS.
IKE HINTS TO THE CHINESE OF POSSIBLE USE OF NUKES TO END KOREAN WAR.
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18. AP: IKE 1 2 3

19. IKE VS. KUSCHEV
BY 1956, NIKITA KRUSCHEV HAD EMERGED AS THE LEADER OF THE USSR
AFTER LAUNCH OF SPUTNIK,KRUSCHEV SAYS “WE WILL BURY CAPITALISM, YOUR GRANDCHILDREN WILL LIVE UNDER COMMUNISM!”
FEVERISH ARMS RACE DEVELOPS

20. U2 SPY PLANE SHOT DOWN
DUE TO INCREASE TENSION, IKE AND KRUSCHEV AGREED TO MEET FACE TO FACE AT A PEACE SUMMIT IN PARIS.
SHORTLY AFTER SUMMIT BEGINS, USSR SHOT DOWN OUR SPY PLANE
KRUSCHEV BREAKS UP SUMMIT WHEN IKE REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE.

21. AP: Quick Description
Sputnik
U2 Spy incident

22. The Century: Happy Daze

23. Learning Log
Summarize in your own words what you have learned today. How did the Cold War impact American society? How did Senator Joseph McCarthy try to take advantage of Cold War hysteria? What strategies did Ike put into play in regard to winning the Cold War?