McCarthyism: Computer Search
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was not a committee initiated by Senator McCarthy. What is the history behind the committee, when was it created, why was it created, and how did it gain its power? (Congressional Committees and Unfriendly Witnesses)
Describe the typical procedure employed by HUAC to investigate a suspected communist. (Congressional Committees and Unfriendly Witnesses)
How did the Supreme Court allow the HUAC to abuse the first and fifth amendment rights of the alleged communists? (Congressional Committees and Unfriendly Witnesses)
How did the FBI violate its operating mandates to enforce the HUAC’s findings? (Blacklists and Other Economic Sanctions)
How did the following organizations and businesses respond to HUAC’s accusations of employees (Blacklists and Other Economic Sanctions):
Universities
Film Industry
Broadcast Industry
Government Agencies
Public Schools
Industry
What recourse did the individuals accused have available to fight the accusations and how successful were they at securing their positions, returning to their positions, or in some way maintaining their original economic and professional lifestyle? (Blacklists and Other Economic Sanctions)
How did McCarthyism impact political thought over the last 50 years? (Legacy of McCarthyism)
How did McCarthyism impact international affairs over the last 50 years? (Legacy of McCarthyism)
How did McCarthyism play a role in the FBI’s harassment of political dissenters in the 60s and 70s, the Watergate scandal of the 70s, the Iran-Contra affair of the 80s, and by extension, the Homeland Security Act of the 2000s? (Legacy of McCarthyism)
How did the Democrats unwittingly associate themselves as being soft on communism? (The State Steps In: Setting the Anti-Communist Agenda)
Look up the following in “McCarthyism: Encyclopedia of” link (you may need to go to other searches to find the details) and explain how they are connected to the era of McCarthyism:
Eugene Dennis Case
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Case
WPA Federal Art Project
Red Channels
Hollywood Ten
Federal Theatre Project
Two communist spies of the period (identified on the link page)
1. ______
2.______
Three investigators of the period (identified on the link page)
1. ______
2.______
3.______
Four blacklisted individuals of the period (identified on the link page)
1. ______
2.______
3.______
4.______
Hollywood played an important part in the HUAC activities, as did the persecution of key writers during the fifties: read the two articles Hollywood Blacklist and HUAC and Censorship Changes in Hollywood as well as the FBI documents on Lillian Hellman. Give a general accounting of your feelings towards the HUAC committees work and whether it was fair or not? (McCarthyism Links Page)
Finally: Read the Article from New American Perspective magazine, and re-evaluate your thoughts on McCarthy and the McCarthyism era? Have your original thoughts changed since the reading of the article? How so, and if not, why not?
Salem Witch Trials
17th Century information and Links page with focus on Witch Trials
Fact and Fiction concerning The Crucible and history
Links to actual documents from Witch Trials
Brief historical background of McCarthyism
Teacher’s Guide with links for The Crucible
Links page for McCarthyism
The Kennedy’s and McCarthyism
Background information on Witch Trials of 1692
encyclopedic entry with links to other encyclopedic entries
Links Page
article on McCarthyism with links
Links page to 4 links needed for question on handout
Links page with 1 link needed for question on handout
Links page for McCarthyism
article on McCarthyism in present day (biased presentation)
historical context of Salem Witch Trials
scientific hypothesis of what occurred in Salem
blacklists and other economic sanctions