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The McCarthy Witch Hunts
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Overview
- NO witches involved (sorry!).
- Joseph McCarthy's list of known Communists working for the State Department.
- 'Hunt' for the accused.
McCarthyism in Hollywood
- McCarthy suspected much of the Hollywood film industry were part of the Communist party.
- The Hollywood Ten.
- Hundreds more accused.
Bibliography
Who was involved?
When did the events occur?
- Senator Joseph McCarthy.
- Hundreds accused and imprisoned.
- Senator Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism and the Witch Hunt (Cold War Museum)
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/senatorjosephmccarthy.asp
- Costs of McCarthyism (Solidarity)
http://www.solidarity-us.org/site/node/1683
- McCarthyism and American Philosophy (Philosophy Now)
http://philosophynow.org/issues/46/McCarthyism_and_American_Philosophy
- How McCarthyism Worked (HowStuffWorks)
http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/mccarthyism.htm
- Suburban Growth (U.S. History)
http://www.ushistory.org/us/53b.asp
- McCarthyism: A brief summary (Encyclomedia)
http://blog.crdp-versailles.fr/sectioneuro2012monnet/public/McCarthyism_and_Hollywood.pdf
- McCarthyism (Investigating Power)
http://www.investigatingpower.org/timelines/mccarthyism/
Hollywood Ten (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/269472/Hollywood-Ten
- Hollywood blacklist (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_blacklist
- 1947 - Hollywood Ten.
- 1950 - McCarthy's list.
- 1952 - McCarthy re-elected.
- 1954 - McCarthy condemned.
"Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?"
Why did the events occur in the manner that they did?
Where did the events take place?
- Main aim of the hunts was to identify and remove all accused.
- McCarthyism spread across the United States.
How did it impact on the Cold War tensions?
- Signified the terror of Communism.
- Contributed to the growing uprising between the two major powers.
What were the long term effects?
- Taught the government how powerful fear & the media are.
- Progress was suppressed.
- Trust was hard to come by.
The McCarthy Witch Hunts
Courtney & Elise 10GU