HIST 2112 Communism is the number one threat Need a faith in Christ and a faith in capitalism o No union dues or labor leaders in his idea of the Garden of Eden Second Red Scare o Possible overreaction Soviet Union is an authoritative dictatorship in the 1940s Stalinist Regime o Bent on world domination but not capable o Work against America s interests No unified communist movement o Many were fighting and arguing Soviet Union were a threat to the US not in the US Reading Karl Marx and agreeing does not make you a communist it makes you a capitalist critic First casualty of paranoia is subtly New Deal Association Red Scare takes place everywhere in American society o Federal government to average citizen o Tried to rule out communist influence HUAC Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party o Question you intently o Basically unemployable after this o Did not find too many radicals Alger Hiss o Ivey league lawyer o Was claimed to be a spy Rosenberg s o Both executed for spying Joe McCarthy o Very set financially o Finishes high school college and law school o Joins marines o Gets back into politics o Played the part of the wounded veteran o Faked evidence o Switched to the Republican party o Wins senate in 1950 o Many republicans don t like him Eisenhower hates him Goes for president o Support for him drops like a rock Black List o People you do not hire 1960s is the birth of the sitcom o celebration of American way of life
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