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Cold War NotesGrab an iPad and go to
clowardus.blogspot.com
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Cold War & Red Scare (1945 - 1954)
Key Terms:
perjurylying when you have sworn an oath t
falloutradioactive particles dispersed by a n
Do Now: Set up your notes and answ
Do Now question
Do Now: Why did the
U.S. get involved in
the Korean War?
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On a separate p
paper, write a s
paragraph (at le
sentences) desc
what you see in
poster and how have made peo
about communi
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Red Scare
Red Scare = fear of Comm
Trumans Loyalty Review
all government employee
screened to make sure the
Communists2,000 fired o
House Un-American Activit
Committee (HUAC) investig
many people (including Ho
stars) who liked Communis
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Red Scare
Alger Hiss1948,
government official
of perjury, accused
Communist spies
Julius & Ethel Rose
executed as Commspies who helped th
get the atomic bomb
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McCarthyism
Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Se
accused & investigated hun
people of being Communis
only weak evidence
McCarran Act, passed by C
in 1950took away Constrights of Communists
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Life in the Cold War
Schools
bombing
People b
fallout sh
Popular
and mov
stories o
Commun
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Red Dawn Movie
Red Dawn is a movie about an imaginary invasio
United States by the Soviet Union during the Col
Students at a high school in a small town in Colo
back against the invading Russians and their Ce
American allies.
As you watch the movie, write a paragraph (asentences), describing what is happening and
is an example of how scared people were of
Communism.