Cold War Propaganda/Red Scare
Red Scare!!
-The U.S. government used radio broadcast to spread hatred and FEAR of Communism.-US government supported many radio and newspaper broadcasts.
News Stories
Horrors under Red rule- Strip women in the Streets
Soviets eat their babies
Reds seek War with America
Allied officials envision a possible invasion of Europe by Reds
Reds Raising Army to Attack India
Fears that Soviets will now invade Japanese territory.
Soviets will attack America!
Schools Teach “Duck & Cover”
Americans build “Bomb Shelters”
What did all this anti-communist
Propaganda/ paranoia lead to?
Joe McCarthy Witch hunt!
American’s are accused of being communist!!
Unamerican Activities?!?!
REsults
• In the mid- and late 1950s, the attitudes and institutions of McCarthyism slowly weakened.
• McCarthy LIED he NEVER had a list of people he accused to be Communist. Public furious!!
• McCarthy was seen as a dishonest and dishonorable man to the public.