The document discusses the Second Red Scare that occurred in the United States from 1947 to 1957. During this period, hysteria grew over the perceived threat of communism as tensions increased between the US and Soviet Union in the early stages of the Cold War. This led the US government to investigate people for signs of communist sympathies, including federal employees and those in the film industry. Notable figures like Senator Joseph McCarthy made unsubstantiated accusations of communist influence. The climate of fear surrounding communism began to ease by the late 1950s.

1. “THE RED SCARE”
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2. WHAT DOES IT REFER TO?
WHAT DOES RED MEAN? AND WHY IS IT SCARY!?
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3. “Red” referring to communism -
based on the red of the communist flag...
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4. “Scary”
It was seen to be ‘scary’ as it could take away
the western ‘freedoms’ that capitalism offered...
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5. The ‘Red Scare’ refers to a few different
points in time....
The 1st Red Scare: 1919 - 1921
The 2nd Red Scare: 1947 - 1957
We are mainly looking at the
2nd Red Scare....
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6. As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States
intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the
perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as
the Red Scare. The Red Scare led to a range of actions that had a
profound and enduring effect on U.S. government and society.
Federal employees were analysed to determine whether they were
sufficiently loyal to the government, and the House Un-American
Activities Committee, as well as U.S. Senator Joseph R.
McCarthy, investigated allegations of subversive elements in the
government and the Hollywood film industry. The climate of fear and
repression linked to the Red Scare finally began to ease by the late
1950s.
Introduction......
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7. House ‘Un-American’ Activities Commission
It was created in 1938to investigate disloyalty and subversive
activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those
organisations suspected of having Communist ties. In 1969,
the House changed the committee's name to "House Committee on
Internal Security". When the House abolished the committee in 1975,
its functions were transferred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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8. U.S SENATOR JOSEPH R. MCCARTHY
Investigated the government
and particularly the
hollywood film industry..
‘Mccarthyism’ ......
McCarthyism is known as making
accusations of disloyalty, treason
etc, without regard to proper
evidence.
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9. Communist Control Act of 1954
Implemented by Dwight Eisenhower (34th President of the United States).
Outlawed the Communist Party of the
United States and criminalised
membership in, or support for the Party.
The Act made membership to the Communist Party a criminal act and
stipulated that all Party members would be sanctioned with up to a
$10,000 fine or imprisonment for five years or both.
Controversy:
- Would push the communist party underground
- Breaches constitutional rights, such as:
Freedom of Speech
“agency of a hostile foreign power.”
Communism undermines democracy and plans to
overthrow the government
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11. General Citizens
encouraged to ‘keep
an eye out’ for
communists amongst
their communities...
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