1. Ch. 15-4: Cold War at Home
Loyalty Checks- FBI began to check the loyalty of federal employees
200 lost their jobs b/c they were ‘security risks”
Smith Act- illegal to join the Communist party
Violated 1st Amend (Freedom of Speech) but never upheld in court

2. House of un-American Activities Committee
Investigated those thought to be disloyal to the U.S.
Congressional hearings held to uncover those that were disloyal
Beginning of the 2nd Red Scare

3. Hiss Case- accused of being a Communist with very little evidence sent to jail
Rosenberg Case- Ethel & Julius were sentenced and executed for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviets
Oppenheimer Case- helped create the Atomic Bomb but opposed the creation of the Hydrogen Bomb and eventually lost his security clearance

4. Hiss Denies Charges and the Red Scare

6. No evidence to support him
McCarthyism
Joseph McCarthy- U.S. Senator claimed to have a list of those that belong to the Communist party and worked for the U.S. State Dept.
No evidence to support him
McCarthy gave speeches and gained a lot of support from the people

7. Joseph McCarthy

8. He led a committee to investigate “Communist Sympathizers”
Many were black listed (refuse to hire)
McCarthy even accused the Army and Eisenhower
He lost a lot of support when he bullied people on a TV debate

10. McCarthyism- the use of reckless and unfair accusations in the name of suppressing political disloyalty.
McCarthy was eventually censored by the Senate

12. China became Communist USSR had an Atomic Bomb Korea was a failure
Cold War Legacy
China became Communist
USSR had an Atomic Bomb
Korea was a failure
Many people distrusted politicians out of fear they were communist

15. Truman was a good president but not well liked
Truman’s Legacy
Truman was a good president but not well liked
He was blamed for Korea and the economic problems after WWII