The Rise of Mccarthyism - Truman

12. in year 1 american dream pack

What did policies such as the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan and China’s communist revolution mean for 50’s America?

anti-communist sentiment grew

What economic group feared the effect of communism also?

the rich

What politician exaggerated the threat of communism?

Vice President Nixon

How many members did the American communist party have?

less than 80,000

What shows how anti communism became a part of American culture?

-comics- Captain America now was attacking the “commies”

What did Senator Joe McCarthy do?

worked to find members of society with communist views or who were working for the soviets

-he collected information about millions of Americans

-claimed to have a list of 205 people in the US State Department who were communist

How did McCarthy work with HUAC?

-investigated Hollywood actors and scientists Hiss and Rosenberg- accused of giving nuclear secrets to the Soviets

What act did Truman attempt to Veto that aimed to take away the passports of Communists?

1952 International Security Act- Truman only backed by 58 members of Congress!