Assignment: The Cold War and McCarthyism
Part of the Cold War was fought in the U.S. In the late 1940s and early 1950s there was growing evidence that the Soviets were gaining influence in the U.S. Led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, several agencies of government began to look inward for "the Red menace" that was responsible for this threat.
Discuss the Cold War and McCarthyism including the below:
The people and agencies involved on both sides of the issue--those following McCarthy's ideals and those opposing McCarthy's ideals.
Of the people and agencies listed below, discuss their importance in this context.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
J. Edgar Hoover
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Alger Hiss
Dwight Eisenhower
Earl Warren
Edward R. Murrow
Department of Justice
The Supreme Court
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Briefly discuss the significance of the following events:
Congressional hearing from 1948-1956
Communist Control Act of 1954
What was "Black Listing"?
From the following list, select 2 and explain their involvement with blacklisting:
Arthur Miller
Orson Wells
W.E.B. Du Bois
Robert Oppenheimer
Peter Seeger
Dashiell Hammett
Linus Pauling
What was the purpose of the investigations McCarthy backed?
What were the short-term results of the investigations-did they find what they were looking for?
What were the long-term results of the investigations-were the charges overturned at all?
Do you think civil liberties violated and, if so, how?