The McCarthy Era:

As the cold war began in the late 1940s, the fear of a Red threat within the United States intensified. Exploiting the public anxieties, Joseph R. McCarthy, a little-known senator from Wisconsin, launched his anti-communist crusade in 1950. Past membership in the Communist Party, friendship with sus...

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1. Verfasser: Malaspina, Ann (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Infobase Pub. 2011
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Zusammenfassung:As the cold war began in the late 1940s, the fear of a Red threat within the United States intensified. Exploiting the public anxieties, Joseph R. McCarthy, a little-known senator from Wisconsin, launched his anti-communist crusade in 1950. Past membership in the Communist Party, friendship with suspected radicals, or buying a leftist newspaper was enough for a person to be blacklisted, fired from their job, arrested, or even deported. Federal employees, Hollywood actors, public schoolteachers, scientists, and many others were ensnared by the Red Scare. Though the Soviet Union did present a re
Beschreibung:Cover; Contents; 1: Playwright on Trial; 2: Red Scare; 3: The Hollywood Ten; 4: The Senator from Wisconsin; 5: Conspiracy to Commit Espionage; 6: The Army-McCarthy Hearings; 7: Censure; 8: Can It Happen Again?; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Further Reading; Photo Credits; Index; About the Author
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