10/23 Cold War at Home

Cold War at Home---Discussion about McCarthyism and Mood of the times.

Time in Class for Cornell Notes on the Following topics/questions:

The Cold War at Home
p. 649-651 & p. 656-658
1. When and why did Americans join the Communist party?
2. How was the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, set up by Truman, a reaction to the midterm elections of 1946?
3. What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program do? How did it add to the climate of suspicion and fear?
4. What was HUAC? Why were they interested in the movies?
5. Who were the Hollywood Ten? Why are they unique?
6. What is a blacklist? How did you get on one? Were you able to get off of one?
7. What was the McCarran-Walter Act? What was Truman’s reaction to it?
8. What was the Alger Hiss case?
9. Who were the Rosenbergs? When was their sentence carried out? What is the controversy behind this case?
10. What is the military-industrial complex?
11. Who was Joseph McCarthy? Why did the hunt for communists in the U.S. lead to his reelection?
12. How did McCarthy fall?

Due in Class tomorrow.