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Red Scare

By beckykomer

  • CPUSA

    CPUSA
    In 1941, after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, the CPUSA’s official position became pro-war!

  • Soviet Spies

    Soviet Spies
    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.

  • Subversive organizations

    Subversive organizations
    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.

  • Hollywood Commies!

    Hollywood Commies!
    The House Un-American Commitee opens hearings investigating communist activity in Hollywood.

  • Hollywood Blacklisting

    Hollywood Blacklisting
    The Motion picture association confirms the backlisting of the Hollywood Ten from employment in the film industry.

  • The Wheeling Speech

    The Wheeling Speech
    McCarthy's first envolement in the era. Established his involement in "Whitch hunts" for communist infaltration in American society.

  • Red Channels

    Red Channels
    The release of the phamplet of "red channels" to the public, showed 150 people involved in the entertainment industry classified as communist.

  • Rosenburg's are executed

    Rosenburg's are executed
    Julius and Ethel Rosenburg became the first civilians in the US to be convicted and sentenced to death for espionage.

  • Army-McCarthy hearings

    Army-McCarthy hearings
    McCarthy challenges the political loyalty of the U.S army. With little hard evidence he lost public support and negative public opinion rose.

  • U-2 incident

    U-2 incident
    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