PPT-McCarthyism Notes

The time period from 1946 to 1955 during which Senator Joseph McCarthy led a movement to find and prosecute suspected communists Also known as the Red Scare time period McCarthyism came to mean false charges of disloyalty. 1949- The Soviet Union explodes . its own nuclear weapon.. 1949- China falls to the Communists. 1950-53 The Korean War. The House on Un-American Activities . Committee. HUAC. Lucille Ball. 1953-Investigated by HUAC for registering to vote as a communist in the 1930’s at the urging of her Grandfather.. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the prospect of communist subversion at home and abroad seemed frighteningly real to many people in the United States. These fears came to define–and, in some cases, corrode–the era’s . Day Monday Notes: Tuesday Notes: Wednesday Notes: Thursday Notes: Friday Notes: Saturday Notes: Sunday Notes: Workout Intervals Steady row Repeat four times for one set then take a break of 3 minu Sen. Joseph McCarthy. While the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) had been formed in 1938 as an anti-Communist organ (among other things), McCarthy’s accusations in 1950 heightened the political tensions of the times.. Semester 2. Week 7. The New Red Scare. Rumors & accusations of communists in the U.S. & of Communist infiltration in the gov’t tapped into fears that the Communists were trying to take over the world. BY: Kate Rhoads, Maya Givens, Emma Smith, Savanah Northern . About Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Wisconsin senator, Joseph R. McCarthy is most known for being a symbol of the “Red Scare” and initiating the term McCarthyism. McCarthyism is the practice of accusing one of disloyalty, many times without support.. -Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. The Crucible . by Arthur Miller. Grew up during the Great Depression. Wrote screenplays for Hollywood. Cold War Spies and the Rise of Joseph McCarthy. Today’s Objective. After today’s lesson, students will be able to…. Discuss the legitimacy of the communist threat in the 1950s and how the U.S. handled such threats. The Second Red Scare. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism growing in Eastern Europe and China. . Was this fear justified?. Well…yes and no…. Who Really Moves the . Ouija . Board?. The devil gives people powers. The devil grants loyalty if those with the “powers” harm others. Historical Context. A "witchcraft craze" rippled through Europe from the 1300s to the end of the 1600s. . st. American Literature. Vocab Unit 1. Practice Capitalization and Punctuation. This will be graded. Lesson plan standards and sample. Annotating, makeup work, bathroom rules. Not an option. This is an expectation, as is complete sentences. I will grade annotations if I must. . Definition. The practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence.. 2. . The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition.. The "RED" Threat. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism.. Capitalizing on those concerns, young Senator Joseph McCarthy made a public accusation that more than 200 communists had infiltrated the US government.. This is a complimentary one page overview of the Criminal Litigation module for the SQE1 exam by Brigitte\'s FLK. More SQE notes and study materials can by found on the official website www.brigittesflk.com.