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In 1941, after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, the CPUSA’s official position became pro-war!
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At the House Un-American Activities Committee, former CPUSA members and NKVD spies, Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers, testified that Soviet spies and communist sympathizers had penetrated the U.S. government before, during and after World War II.
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Attorney Generals list of Subversive organizations. The list orginally had 11 organiztions, but grew throughout the decade. Commounist groups which emerged in both pre-war and post-war are marked.
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The House Un-American Commitee opens hearings investigating communist activity in Hollywood.
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The Motion picture association confirms the backlisting of the Hollywood Ten from employment in the film industry.
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McCarthy's first envolement in the era. Established his involement in "Whitch hunts" for communist infaltration in American society.
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The release of the phamplet of "red channels" to the public, showed 150 people involved in the entertainment industry classified as communist.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenburg became the first civilians in the US to be convicted and sentenced to death for espionage.
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McCarthy challenges the political loyalty of the U.S army. With little hard evidence he lost public support and negative public opinion rose.
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This incident occured during the Cold war when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the soviet union
