1. Communist Hysteria in the United States
Ms. Ha
Ch. 18 sec. 3
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2. I. Fear of Communism A. 100,000 communists in U.S. 1. Truman
2. Federal Employee
Loyalty Program
3. Loyalty Review Board

3. B. From
million employees
investigated
2. 2,900 resigned
3. Not allowed to see
evidence against them.

4. II. HUAC A. House of Un-American Activities Committee (1947)
1. Investigations
2. Industry: Communist influence
3. Hollywood movies watched
for communist themes

5. III. Spy Cases in the U.S. A. Alger Hiss 1. Spy 2. Claimed innocence
’s proof he was spying

6. IV. Atomic Bomb: Soviets
A. Exploded first one
1. Sept. 3, 1949
2. Fear U.S. spies leaked bomb
making plans

7. B. The Rosenbergs
2. Physicist Fuchs admitted giving
S.U. bomb plans

8. 3.Ethel & Julius Rosenberg
a. Implemented in case
b. Minor communist
activists

9. c. Found guilty of
espionage
d. Executed in 1953
by electric shock
e. Left behind two sons

10. V. Witch Hunt begins A. Led by: McCarthy-goal 2. Win election of 1952
1. Senator Joseph
McCarthy-goal
2. Win election of 1952

11. B. McCarthy Strategy:
1. Communist take over
2. Accused w/o proof
3. Known: “McCarthyism”
4. Ended 1954