Communist expansion overseas & into space
brings fear of communist “menace” to America
Domestic Anti-Communist Hysteria during the
Early Cold War Era
Government Promotes “Civil Defense”
Ex:
“Duck & Cover” Drills in schools
“Loyalty
Oaths”
Required for
all
Federal
Workers
Executive
Order 9835
Pres. Truman
March 1947
Politicians seeks to “root out subversives” – Example:
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Hearings - 1947
“Blacklisting” of accused Communists ruins reputations
Ex:
The “Hollywood Ten”
Trial of Federal Workers Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
“Infiltration” of Communists Seems Real
Couple Executed in 1953 based on controversial evidence
