the red scare 1948-1954
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The Red Scare 1948-1954. Main Causes for widespread hysteria…. Communist Activity in the United States Hatred created by WWII propaganda needed a new target Cold War Happenings McCarthy’s Wheeling, WV speech. The Red Scare was MUCH Bigger than Joseph McCarthy… It began in 1945….. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Red Scare1948-1954
Main Causesfor widespread hysteria….
• Communist Activity in the United States
• Hatred created by WWII propaganda needed a new target
• Cold War Happenings
• McCarthy’s Wheeling, WV speech
The Red Scare was MUCH Bigger than Joseph McCarthy…
It began in 1945…..McCarthy wasn’t elected ‘til 1947He didn’t begin investigating until 1950…………
1946 3,559
1952 7,029
Number of FBI Agents
October 31, 1947
August 13, 1951 HerblockWashington Post
May 8, 1950 HerblockWashington Post
Elizabeth Gurley Brown
Co-founder of ACLU
The Red Scareinvades
Washington State:
The Canwell Committee
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Albert Canwell and Committee, 1948
George Hewitt, Ex-Communistnamed UW profs for practicing communism
David Greenglass, Ethel Rosenberg’s brother and communist spy
Executed as Spies
August 11, 1954 HerblockWashington Post
April 24, 1949 Washington PostHerb Block
June 17, 1949 Herb BlockWashington Post
March 29, 1950 Herb BlockWashington Post
This is the first time The term “McCarthyism”Was used.
Army-McCarthy Hearings, 1954
Public Opinion onMcCarthy: 1954
Month Positive Negative
January 50% 29%
June 34% 45%
His UglyLegacyLivesOn……