McCarthyism happened after WWII. Everybody had a great deal of fear for the communists. This was called the Red Scare. A lot of Republicans did not like what McCarthy was doing. McCarthyism was mainly known for the ridiculous trials of people who were blacklisted. Many of the people that were blacklisted were writers, entertainers, and artists. McCarthy's popularity dropped severely after the Army-McCarthy Hearings. McCarthy never gave up. He died because he was an alcoholic.
The 1st Berlin Crisis
Berlin Blockade lasted about a year. It was the first major crisis during the Cold War. The Yalta Conference was where Germany was split into 4 parts. The city of Berlin was also split into 4 different parts. The Soviets were mad because they wanted all of the land. The Soviets blockaded Berlin.
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