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The Red Scare
McCarthyism and Arthur Miller
in America
Setting the Scene
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WWII ends and the Cold War, versus the Soviet Union, begins
Alien Registration Act is passed by Congress on June 29th, 1940
The main purpose of this act was to undermine the American
Communist Party
The House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) begins to
investigate people suspected of unpatriotic behavior.
Investigations Begin
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1947: HUAC begins
investigation Hollywood
41 people come as
“friendly witnesses”
They name 19 people
with “left-wing” views
“The Hollywood Ten”
Larry Parks (famous at
the time)
“Red Channels”
People who refused to
name names were added
to the blacklist
Against the Communists
The Alien Registration
Act vs the American
Communist Party
 Over 46 members
arrested
 Other spy cases:
Alger Hiss, Julius &
Ethel Rosenberg
 Results
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Joseph McCarthy
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February 9th, 1950:
Joseph McCarthy,
Wisconsin senator,
speaks
Problems with The List
Hoover’s role
The Government
Committee on Operations
of the Senate
Naming Names as the
only option
McCarthyism is coined
The End is Near
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October 1953, McCarthy
began investigating
communist infiltration
into the military
President Eisenhower’s
reaction
Nixon’s role
The new media
McCarthy vs the United
States Army
The final straw
THE END