26.3 - The Cold War at Home

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Investigated 3 million government employees over fear of communism. Fired over 200.

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Loyalty Review Board

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Investigated Americans who were possible Communists. Focused on Hollywood

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House Un-American Activities Committee

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Hollywood producers who refused to cooperate during HUAC investigations. Arrested for contempt

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Hollywood Ten

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US State Department employee who was accused of being a Soviet spy

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Alger Hiss

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American civilians accused of heading a Soviet spy ring that leaked top-secret atomic bomb info to the Soviet Union

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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

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Senator from Wisconsin who led televised Senate hearings to discover treasonous government officials

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Joseph McCarthy

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making accusations of treason without sufficient evidence

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McCarthyism