GROUP 3: Senator Joseph McCarthy and the
Red Scare of the 1950s
Communism and the Red Scare of the 50’s
http://www.curriculumunits.com/crucible/whunts/framesmccarth
ywitch_hunts.htm
Who was Joseph McCarthy and what was he looking for?
Why?
Why were Americans afraid of Communists?
Describe the “Pledge.”
Wikipedia info on Senator McCarthy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_mccarthy
Summarize the following sections:
Senator:
Anti-Communism:
Fall of McCarthy:
What was the House of UnAmerican Activities Committee?
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Wikipedia background on McCarthyism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
Take notes on the following sections:
Intro:
Background:
Tensions of the times:
Origin of the term:
Critique: