second red scare late 1940s-early 1950s concern that communism would spread to the u.s., fear of...

Second Red Scare• Late 1940s-early 1950s• Concern that communism would spread to the U.S., fear of spies• Feeling of paranoia; reflected in popular culture

White Board Moment

Predict how the government will respond to the paranoia and fear surrounding the Red Scare.

HUAC• House Un-American Activities Committee • investigated suspected Communists in movie industry• no proof, but many blacklisted (Hollywood 10 jailed)

White Board Moment

If you were accused of being a Communist, would you have testified before HUAC or refused to?

BRIEFLY explain why.

McCarthyism• Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin • Unfairly accused people of being communists• Had little or no proof, contributed to mass hysteria• Ended in 1954 after the Army-McCarthy hearings

White Board MOMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Could something like McCarthyism happen again?

What might people be accused of today?

PATRIOT ACT• passed in response to 9/11 • expands gov’t’s ability to perform searches

Whiteboard Moment

Does the government have the right to investigate its citizens? Under what circumstances?