( C1 ) The impact of the FBI's and HUAC's work Flashcards
give one impact relating to the Hollywood ten and the Rosenbergs
many people defended the Hollywood ten and the weak evidenced used against the Rosenbergs led to large protests against their sentence
why was this reaction unusual
as most Americans believed that their country was In the grip of a communist conspiracy
when did the news of the SU’s successful testing of an atomic bomb come to light and what did this mean for america
during Hiss’s trial the news of the successful testing came too light. this merged with the hiss case meant that the fear of communists rocketed to an all time high
what did the congress do
the congress implemented the McCarran act in 1950 which made all communist organisations register with the government
what made Americans worry about communists being everywhere
the number of prosecutions
nature of HUAC’s public hearings
international events
what did the work of the HUAC lead to
it lead to people believing that they were surrounded by communist spies resulting in people being suspicious of colleagues and neighbours and of being accused themselves
what changed and when in regards to the McCarran act and how
the McCarran act was strengthened in 1952
1) communists were not allowed US passports
2) communists were not allowed to work in certain jobs
3) in an emergency anyone suspected of subversion could be put in a camp without trial
