Red Scare By Caterina Rossi 1908 McCarthy born 1919 First red scare 1919 Establishment of the American Communist Party 1919 Boston Police Strike 1919 Palmer Raids 1920 End First red scare 1921 Sacco and Verzetti's arrest 1938 Establishment of the House Un-American Activities Committee 1939 Hatch Act 1939 McCarthy elected circuit judge in Appleton, WI 1940 Smith Act Period: 1942 to 1945 McCarthy enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps 1945 Second Red Scare 1946 Testimony of Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers at HUAC 1946 McCarthy elected to U.S. Senate 1947 Hollywood Blacklist 1947 Committee for the First Amendment 1947 Federal Loyalty Program 1948 Hiss trial Feb 9, 1950 Begin of McCarthysm Feb 9, 1950 McCarthy delivered speech in Wheeling 1953 Army-McCarthy hearings 1953 McCarthy began investigating Communists in the U.S. Army Jun 19, 1953 The Rosenberg are executed 1954 End of McCarthysm Dec 2, 1954 Senate voted to condemn McCarthy 1956 End Second Red Scare 1967 Subpoena of the Yippies: Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman 1969 HUAC was renamed "the Internal Security Committee" 1975 End of HUAC May 2, 1975 McCarthy died