McCarthyism By commanderfudge Period: Jan 1, 1921 to Oct 1, 1949 Chinese Communist Party active May 26, 1938 Formation of House Un-American Activities Committee May 7, 1945 End of Worl War 2 Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctrine announced Oct 19, 1947 Attack of Hollywood Oct 20, 1947 Hollywood producers insist to HUAC that Communism is under control Oct 23, 1947 Screen Actors Guild emphasizes lack of effect of Communists Oct 26, 1947 Speakers decry actions of HUAC Nov 24, 1947 Hollywood Ten cited for contempt Sep 23, 1949 Cold War begins with USSR's first atomic bomb Oct 1, 1949 Mao Zedong brings China under full Communist rule Feb 11, 1950 McCarthy declares presence of 57 Communists in State Department Jan 3, 1952 Movie companies compensate the Ten Dec 2, 1954 Censure of Sen. Joseph McCarthy
