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Flashcards by Natasha Evans, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Natasha Evans
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What was McCarthyism? | Campaign against alleged communists in America in the 1950s. |
| Communist victory in China | China turns communist Worries USA as they thought China could've been allies |
| The Berlin Blockade | Stops people from getting in and out of West Berlin America does airlifts into West Berlin Shows America will not bow to communism - make a stand |
| Russia's atomic bomb | USSR develop atomic bomb USA see it as Soviet/communist expansion Built in response to USA's nuclear bomb |
| Invasion by North Korea of South Korea | North (Russia) invades South(USA) Britain and USA send in troops to stop South turning communist Shows USA will not give in easily to communism |
| 1947 Federal Employee Loyalty Program | McCarthy claimed people in the civil service secretly supported USSR Started a loyalty review of the civil service Investigated people who worked for the government |
| Fear of Soviet Spies: Alger Hiss, Rosenbergs | Alger Hiss - trial - suspected of un- patriotic activities, convicted of lying under oath Rosenbergs - guilty of passing info about atom bomb to USSR - executed |
| Suspicion of liberal Ideas | Fear of difference Free speech, black, gay, women's rights Liberal people generally more in favour of communism |
| McCarthy's speech (Feb 1950) | Stated government was infested with communists Moves from minor senator to public official |
| Work of the House, the un-American Activities committee | Investigates people - government run Designed to investigate and legislate against what were deemed 'foreign threats' |
| Work of FBI and Hoover | Hoover (head of FBI) and McCarthy good friends Give McCarthy information |
| Use of Blacklists | People who were suspected of being communist were put on blacklists Hard to find jobs etc |
| 1954 Communist control Act | Ban communist parties from USA Government investigates groups Find members and arrest people Continues after McCarthy |
| Opposition to McCarthy - actors, intellectuals | Actors and intellectuals more left wing/liberal (typically) More likely to be accused |
| Court decisions against McCarthy | McCarthy not always successful No evidence Many people turn against him |
| Excesses of McCarthy | He goes too far Accuses people high up in power Creates opposition - Truman, Eisenhower Turns public opinion Eisenhower orders Nixon to attack him (verbally) |
| Army McCarthy Hearings | McCarthy accuses someone high up in the army Army counter accuse him Televised trial - comes across badly - bully Public turn against him |
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