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    Mccarthyism and Red Scare

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    Red Scare Created McCarthyism Fear. Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat. Fear is a chain reaction in the brain that causes stressful stimulus‚ causing the release of chemicals. This is what makes your heart race‚ fast heavy breathing‚ and energized or tense muscles. Fear can be the chain reaction through your own body and through your peers. In the 1950’s‚ after World War Two‚ there was the nationwide fear called the Red Scare

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    us. The United States has been through so many wars including domestic war‚ and foreign war. War created this great country; since war has effect the US from the beginning‚ it is one of the important element to create this country. Cold War is considered as a significant war that effect the Modern World history. The Cold War was a persistent condition of political and military pressures between the Communist and Capitalist nations‚ principally the Americans and the Soviets‚ after World War II. These

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    Mccarthyism Red Scare

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    Martinez-Ramos A.P. United States History May 3‚ 2000 McCarthyism was one of the saddest events of American history. It destroyed people’s lives and shattered many families. It threw innocent people into a whirlwind of mass confusion and fictional portrayals of their lives. McCarthyism spawned for the country’s new found terror of Communism known as the red scare. McCarthyism was an extreme version of the red scare‚ a scare whose ends did not justify the means. The Red Scare happened twice in the

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    McCarthyism and The Red Scare Have you ever had that moment in your life when you thought to yourself‚ “Why would he do that‚ or why would that happen?” Well‚ that is just what many people thought about McCartyism and the Red scare after that time period had passed. The Red Scare was a point in time when many Americans believed that the uprising of communism would be among them. These waves of the Red Scare happened twice‚ once after World War One‚ and the second time‚ which was more significant

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    Cold war containment and the red scare As the strength of the Soviet Union grew and the fear of its potential capabilities mounted in the 1950’s‚ coupled with the fear of communism as a whole in the US reaching an unprecedented point‚ the effects on the social development of the US as a result of the red scare and growth of communism showed in several ways. As a result of the Red Scare that developed in the 1950’s‚ American politicians often held strong concern for soviet espionage and as a result

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    The United States’ alliance with the Soviet Union began to crumble throughout World War II. Fueled by ideological differences‚ this climate of mutual mistrust between the two nations became known as the Cold War. Conflicts over Poland‚ a symbol of WWII‚ continued to divide these two nations apart as Stalin wanted a buffer in Eastern Europe to prevent another invasion. This is best represented by the concept of the “Iron Curtain” dividing Eastern and Western Europe. As a result of being unable to

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    As the cold war between the Soviets and Americans intensified‚ the Americans became hysterical about the supposed threats posed by communists in the United States. Those who supported communist beliefs and other non-American political beliefs became suspects for all kinds of misdemeanors. This dread of communism became identified as the Red Scare. The Americans believed that it was an attempt by the Soviet

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    The 1950’s 1 Running Head: THE POLITICAL CLIMATE OF THE 1950S The Political Climate of the 1950s Natasha C. Stewart History 145 Robin Greenberg M.A. April 11‚ 2005 The 1950s 2 With the dropping of the Atomic bomb that ended WWII and the beginning of the Cold War‚ there was an irony of stability and turmoil in the United States. The start of the 1950s brought about many changes‚ from the Red Scare and threat of the possible spread of communism in America‚ to changes

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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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    to our young government. He also predicted what would most likely happen to the United States. In his address‚ Washington told the United States government to not form political parties. Washington predicted that they might distract the public councils and weaken public administration. Republican and Democratic parties have and have not helped government issues that affect the United States today. One big issue political parties have and have not helped with is healthcare. President Obama fulfilled

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