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Cold War Fears at Home

Cold War Fears at Home. Reading: Anti-Communism in the 1950s by Wendy Wall. What was red-baiting? What professions or occupations were particularly targeted by anti-communists?. In groups of 4-5 you will consult textbooks as well as the reading to

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Cold War Fears at Home

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  1. Cold War Fears at Home

  2. Reading: Anti-Communism in the 1950s by Wendy Wall • What was red-baiting? • What professions or occupations were particularly targeted by anti-communists? In groups of 4-5 you will consult textbooks as well as the reading to Answer questions about the anti-communist hysteria of the 1940s and ‘50s.

  3. Why did HUAC investigate Hollywood in particular? Terms: Blacklist Hollywood Ten Nixon Elia Kazan Green Book: Pp. 619-620 America’s Hist: pg. 800

  4. How did Truman’s loyalty program and the McCarran Act challenge basic American values? Terms: McCarran Act, left-wing, Anti-subversion Green Book: Pp. 620-621 America’s History: Pg. 800

  5. How did McCarthyism create divisions in America? Terms: Joseph McCarthy, Red-baiting, subpoena Green Book: Pp. 623-624 America’s History: Pp. 800-801

  6. In what ways was “spy hunting” controversial? Terms: CIA, Counter-espionage, Venona Project, Rosenbergs, Hiss Green Book: Pp. 621-622 America’s History: Pp. 800-801

  7. How did anti-communism affect average Americans? Terms: Alger Hiss, Loyalty oaths Green Book: Pg. 624

  8. What questions would you need to have answered to make this judgment? Was the hysteria legitimate?

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