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fear over communism was heightened in the US by
Russian Revolution
1st red scare
Stalin broke his promises of the Yalta conference
by 1948 most Eastern European countries were
part of the iron curtain
House Un-American Activities Committee
committee of US House of Representatives → investigated alleged communist activities
investigated Hollywood actors, directors, and writers
people protested against them
Hollywood Ten
group of 10 motion picture producers, screenwriters, and directors called before the HUAC
most refused to answer and ?’s → held in contempt of Congress
Joseph McCarthy
US senator from Wisconsin
created McCarthyism
made a list of 205 suspected State Dept. members he thought were communist
McCarthy’s hearings
36 days against army men in 1954 he thought were communist → televised
Rosenberg Spy Case
Julius + Ethel Rosenberg
gave atomic bomb info + plan to the Soviets
tried for conspiracy to commit espionage
executed in 1953