Well the first time i tried posting this blog it didnt let me. So i guess well have to try a second time. Today in class we continued with our Cold War Project presentations.
The House Committes on Un-American Activities
Established in 1938. It was an ivestigative committe of the House of Represenitives. Led by Martin Dies Jr. they pressured and itreriaged susspected communists. The Hollywood Ten were people who they believed were spreading communism through there films.
McCarthy and McCarthyism
Born in 1908 on a farm. He first droppped out of school then went back into school and eventually became an unseccseful lawer. He ran dirty campains and was in the Marines but lied about his duties during the war. McCatrthy accused many polititons of being communist. J. Edgar Hoover who was the head of the FBI gave him the power to do this. He kept a list of all susspected communist and announced the names to the public. He did this mostly to gain public attention. People soon began to attack him but he fought back and they stayed away.
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