MCCARTHYISM && THE RED

SCARE! :OBy Maggie Craven

MCCARTHYISM Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism is:

Accusations of treason or disloyalty Most likely done without proof

Also known as the “Red Scare” Communism vs. Capitalism

CAPITALISM VS. COMMUNISM Capitalism

American Competition between business

CommunismRussian (during Cold War)Eliminated competition Government controlled businesses

RED SCARE PART UNE 1917-1920, during

WWI Wide spread fear of

ANARCISM! Reasons: real and

imagined Illegal searches and

seizures Unwarranted arrests/

deportations Anti-German/ pro-ally

propaganda

RETURN OF THE RED SCARE: “IT’S BA’ACK” 1947-1957, during WWII Increased fear of communist espionage “Red Baiting” /“Black Listing” Feared Soviet construction of atomic

bomb Communist party of the USA NKVD atomic bomb spy-ring

THE NKVD AKA People’s Commissariat for

International Affair Handled Soviet Union’s affairs of state The US had them spied on Stalin’s Gathered: political, military and

economic info from other countries Enforced communism in other countries

JOSEPH MCCARTHY Wisconsin Republican Senator Became famous during Cold War, 1950’s Capitalized on America’s fear of Communism Accused 200 + people of being

Communists Was NOT associated with HUAC 1954, censured from Senate

HUAC House Committee on Un-American

Activities Involved in 1947 Hollywood Blacklists Convicted Alger Hiss of being

communist “Hollywood 10”

More than 300 people blacklisted 10 % managed to reclaim careers

HUAC TRIALS 1951-53

Rep. Martin

Dies

Rep. John Rankin

Rep. J. Parnell Thomas

HOLLYWOOD BLACK LISTS Screen writers, directors, actors and musicians Refused jobs because of accusations Wrong place/ wrong time Red Channels named 151 entertainment professionals Charlie Chaplin Ban lifted in 1960’s

ROSENBERG TRIAL Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Convicted of being communists Executed in 1953 for espionage Sent atomic bomb information to

Soviets

By Arthur Miller Written during the Red Scare Era Late 1700’s Salem Witch Trials 19 people convicted and hanged

THE CRUCIBLE VS THE RED SCARE! People were wrongly accused Miller made the connection Accused turned against each other What really was the difference? Fear as a motivator

J. EDGAR HOOVER Very powerful, very anti-communist Director of the FBI Thousands of government

workers lost jobs Leaked information to

HUAC Illegal practices

Smith Act, 1940 Defense Attorneys held in

Contempt 140 leaders of Communist Party

charged 93 convicted Communist Control Act, 1950

LAWS && ARRESTS.

Really Kol People