2. The Red Scare

5. What led to the Red Scare? 1.Growth of Communism in the United States 2.Increased Soviet Power in Eastern Europe 3.Communist governments came to power in China and North Korea Red Scare led to…..

6. Red Scare in the Media… From 1949-1954 Hollywood produced over 40 anticommunist films News reels frightened viewers by highlighting the rise of communism around the world

7. House Un-American Activites Committee (HUAC)

8. HUAC Created to look into disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States 1947 – began hearings examing suspected Communists in Hollywood Blacklisted suspected communists Hollywood Ten Hollywood Ten

9. Loyalty Review Board Looked into the backgrounds of thousands of federal workers How many communists did they find?  Thousands lost their jobs because of pure speculation

10. International Security Act Made suspected communist groups register with the government Gave the government the right to arrest anyone suspected of disloyalty during time of National Emergency

11. Spies???? Whittaker Chambers Confessed Soviet Spy Alger Hiss Accused of being a spy by Chambers Convicted of perjury Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union Executed

12. Sen. Joseph McCarthy

13. McCarthy to Truman…

14. Truman’s Response….