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The Red Scare
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Main Causes for widespread hysteria….
Communist Activity in the United States Hatred created by WWII propaganda needed a new target Cold War Happenings McCarthy’s Wheeling, WV speech
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The Red Scare was MUCH Bigger than Joseph McCarthy… It began in 1945….. McCarthy wasn’t elected ‘til 1947 He didn’t begin investigating until 1950…………
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Number of FBI Agents 1946 3,559 1952 7,029
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October 31, 1947
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August 13, 1951 Herblock Washington Post
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May 8, 1950 Herblock Washington Post
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Elizabeth Gurley Brown Co-founder of ACLU
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The Red Scare invades Washington State: The Canwell Committee
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ert Albert Canwell and Committee, 1948
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George Hewitt, Ex-Communist named UW profs for practicing communism
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David Greenglass, Ethel Rosenberg’s
brother and communist spy
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Executed as Spies
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August 11, 1954 Herblock Washington Post
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April 24, 1949 Washington Post Herb Block
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June 17, 1949 Herb Block Washington Post
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This is the first time The term “McCarthyism” Was used. March 29, 1950 Herb Block Washington Post
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Army-McCarthy Hearings, 1954
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Public Opinion on McCarthy: 1954
Month Positive Negative January 50% 29% June 34% 45%
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You May Think He’s Gone…
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His Ugly Legacy Lives On……
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