Truman Doctrine. Policy set in 1947 peech given by the tru-man. Agreed to support Turkey and Greece against the struggle from the Soviet Union. They would help with military and economic aid to prevent them into the problems, (communism) that the USSR was pulling them toward.
The Marshall Plan began in 1948 and lasted for 4 yrs. It was basically there to bring European countries back from economic problems to prevent Communism.
House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). It was created in 1938. It was an anti-communist investigative committee in the US house of reps. The First Chairman was Martin Dies. Richard Nixon was an active member. Investigated public employees, private citizens and organizations suspected of having communist ties. They went to Hollywood in 1947 because they thought movies were promoting communism. They even questioned actors, directors and screenwriters.
They were found guilty merely becuse they refused to answer questions about their beliefs. FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THE HOLLYWOOD TEN was the group arrested for such. There were very many anti-HUAC members. The HUAC came to schools and were very agressive with young students.
In 1969, the HUAC became known as the House Committee on international security. The HUAC ENDED in 1975 and it became something else.
Joe McCarthy attended Marquette University. He got a job as a circuit judge in 1939. He ran against Robert Follette for a spot in the US Senate Commissioned into the USMC in 1942. He moved up the ranks to captain eventually. He was pretty popular, but didn't do much his first three years.
He was against death sentences given to German soldiers that committed the Malmedy Massacre. He lost popularity because of this. He made claims of people being Communist within the government although he didn't have proof and often times changed his mind on what he said.
McCarthyism is used as a term to refer to people who make untrue accusations. The term came about when McCarthy made multiple accusations about people in the government positions being Communist or spies. He also made any accusations directed at army personnel, none of which he was able to prove.
China becoming Communist. MAO ZEDONG. Founding father and architect of the Republic of China. Was a commander of the long march. Oe the communist party of China to victory over the nationalist party of China, which was led by Chiang Kai-shek. He led China in the Second Sino-Japanese War, when Japan invaded China. The Chinese Civil war began on April 1927-May of 1950. Communist Military victory in mainland China.
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