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The House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating alleged communist influence in the film industry. This led to fear of communism in the entertainment industry, and many people were blacklisted. -
Alger Hiss, a State Department official, was convicted of perjury for denying that he had passed information to a soviet agent in the 1930s. This fueled suspicions about communist infiltration of the government. -
Pivotal moment in the Red Scare. His denials of communist ties fueled public anxiety -
Required communist organizations to register with the government and imposed restrictions on their activities. Expanded the government's power to monitor and control suspected communists. -
Senator McCarthy dramatically announced that he had a list of 205 State Department employees who were known communists. He held up a paper during his speech, but the list was fake. The specific number of alleged communists he cited changed in subsequent speeches, further undermining his credibility. -
These hearings investigated accusations of communist infiltration in the U.S. Army -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage for providing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Their Trial and execution heightened the fear of communist spies.
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Senator Joseph McCarthy was censured by the Senate for his reckless accusations of communist infiltration.