industry in 1947‚ as they believed that communist propaganda was being spread through US films. In response to the HUAC accusations‚ Hollywood executives created a “blacklist” of people who they thought had Communist backgrounds. About 500 actors‚ writers‚ producers‚ and directors were on this list‚ and all of their careers were ruined. McCarthy also falsely accused government officials of being communists‚ but he never produced a single name. This created a hysteria in the US called McCarthyism. This
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Time Period 8 Study Guide 1. The economic growth following World War II was caused primarily by the efforts of the president and the federal government in response to fears about another Great Depression as 1946-1947 put America into a postwar recession. The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944‚ otherwise known as the GI Bill of Rights‚ allowed the 15 million veterans returning from the war to continue their education through government grants. The federal government also allowed veterans over $16
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supportive of the New Deal. There wasn’t a conservative movement yet‚ but trouble showed up around 1946 when a wave of strikes broke out from people demanding quiet in the aftermath of the war. This was the beginning of the conservative movement. In 1947‚ the Taft-Hartley act was brought to
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Great Depression causes Stock Market crash 1929 – crashed on Tuesday‚ Oct. 29; two months after the crash stockholders lots over $40 billion Bank failures – Over 90‚000 banks failed during 1930s; bank deposits uninsured so people lost their savings when banks failed; surviving banks concerned for their own survival so weren’t as willing to make new loans; exacerbated situation because fewer expenditures Reduction in purchasing – led to a reduction in items produced and therefore reduction in workforce;
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overthrew the French colonial power in 1954‚ the fragile country was separated into two partitions: a communistic republic in the North and a US-backed governmental regime in the South. In an attempt to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam by Communist North Vietnam‚ the United States joined forces with Britain‚ France‚ Thailand‚ Pakistan‚ Philippines‚ New Zealand‚ and Australia to for the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) on September 8‚ 1954. However‚ this had very limited success
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era‚ which took place during the 1950s in the United States was a time people was afraid of communism. Americans believed the Soviet Union going to take over the government of the United States and Americans can lose their freedom. As a result of McCarthyism Arther Miller‚ wrote The Crucible because people was falsely accused of communism like how in Salam that was accused of witchcraft. During this period‚ a climate of fear of communism existed in the United States due to certain significant events
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actions posed from members of the government and undercover spies in the United States was nationally known as the Red Scare. Feeling as though the country was in danger‚ President Truman issued Executive Order 9835 (the Loyalty Order) on March 21st‚ 1947 at the start of the Cold War. The Loyalty Order analyzed the loyalty of federal employees working for the government (“Red Scare”). Many individuals began to question the actions of several government officials. Among the accusers was Joseph R. McCarthy
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the zones where the USSR hoped to maintain a sphere of influence. Whatever its causes‚ discord between the two most powerful members of the former Grand Alliance created a Cold War that lasted more than forty years. With the Truman Doctrine of 1947‚ the United States adopted the role of “global policeman.” With the Marshall Plan of 1948‚ the United States adopted the role of economic caretaker of Europe. Both actions originated as attempts to stop the perceived communist threat to world peace
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government turned over documents to a pro-communist magazine. Loyalty review board for government employees created by Truman from 1947-1951 3.2 million were investigated‚ 212 were fired as a result‚ and 2900 quite to avoid being investigated. HUCA- House Committee of Un-American Activities: Developed a committee to search out disloyal Americans before WWII. In 1947 they began investigation Hollywood’s film industry. Hollywood Ten: 10 decided not to cooperate with the investigation and testify
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were Japanese and were thought to be untrustworthy. Another act not to long after the war is McCarthyism. McCarthyism is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–1954. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs‚ although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party. McCarthyism is a great example of intolerance because as soon as McCarthy accused someone of being a “Communist”
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