McCarthyism
- 1950's fear of communism is high in the USA
- Led by Senator Joseph McCarthy (House of Un-American Activities committee)
- Period of paranoia (1950-54)
- Becomes a witchhunt
- suggestion of guilt was enough to ruin most people
Summary: This was a time of paranoia because the fear of communism was so high, it ended up ruining many peoples lives. This was also led by McCarthy.
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Quote: "McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled."
- Joseph McCarthy |
Subjunctive question: If people in the US were for communism instead of against, would the cold war have been extremely different? and if so How?
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