1. Chapter 25: Cold War Section 4: Cold War at Home
US 2

2. Red Scare What were the causes of the Red Scare of the 1920’s? Define
Smith Act

4. Congress Hunts Communists
1938, HUAC is created to find Nazi’s and Communist in US
Continues following war targeting government officials, unions, education, newspapers and others
1947 they target the “Hollywood 10”, directors and actors known to be communists
The Hollywood 10 were jailed and blacklisted from filmmaking again

5. Court Cases: Page 871-872 Alger Hiss vs. Whitaker Chambers
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

6. Hiss v Chambers
Chambers, former communist, accuses Hiss (state dept worker) of being a communist
Hiss denies charges, sues Chambers
Chambers produced “pumpkin papers” that prove Hiss lied to HUAC
Hiss is accused of perjury, 5 years in jail
Richard Nixon, a young Congressman uses the case to gain political power

8. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Convicted of selling atomic energy secrets to Russia
Only evidence is testimony of a confessed spy, both are found guilty and executed
Evidence uncovered later shows Julius was likely guilty but many believe Ethel had little or no part in the crime yet she is executed

10. Joseph McCarthy
Senator from Wisconsin, McCarthy in 1950 claimed that he knew of 205 Communists working in the government
Even though he never produced the names it gave him a bump in popularity and he was reelected in 1952
He continued to point the finger at “suspected communists” including fellow congressmen, Gen George Marshall and members of the US Army

13. McCarthyism
People feared being accused by McCarthy so much that few stood up to him
Finally the Senate held hearings to determine the legitimacy of his claims and many viewed McCarthy’s tactics as nothing more than bullying
By 1954 the Korean War was over and McCarthy’s spotlight had faded