Cold War Escalation at Home (The Red Scare)

Question 1

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Answer 1

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Formed

Hollywood Ten Jailed and Blacklisted

Alger Hiss Imprisoned for Communist Leanings

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Selling Atomic Secrets to Soviets

McCarthyism Spreads Fear of Communism (Falsely Accused Thousands of US Officials)

NASA created to Beat Soviets into Space

National Education and Defense Act Established to Teach More Science and Math

“Duck and Cover” Adopted as Emergency Procedure during Nuclear Fallout

Fallout Shelters Built Throughout America

Deficit Spending Becomes Policy to Keep US Ahead of Soviets in Cold War