jan 1, 1940 - TOPIC 8.3: The Red Scare

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Effect on Society: McCarthyism and the Red Scare

- McCarthyism began in 1950 when Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of communists in the State Department.
- McCarthy spent the next four years spreading fear and paranoia, accusing many people of being communists.
- He ignored civil rights and caused harm to people’s reputations without real proof.
-The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was used to investigate suspected communist sympathizers.
-The FBI, under J. Edgar Hoover, helped in the anti-communist efforts.
- Many Democrats were targeted during these investigations.
- A famous group, the Hollywood Ten, was blacklisted as communist sympathizers and could never work in Hollywood again.

- Interstate Highway System -

- The Interstate Highway System was created to help people travel quickly across the United States.
- It was started in 1956 under President Eisenhower.
- The highways made transportation easier for people, families, and businesses.
- It changed American society by making travel faster and helping the economy grow.
- The system also helped improve military movement and national defense.

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