Mccarthyism & Red Scare

Question 1

External - cold war 1945-50

Answer 1

1. Truman doctrine 1947 - for every communist action…
2. Marshall plan 1948 - $17 billion to west Europe countries
3. 1949 china = communist, USSR atom bomb
4. NATO against communism
5. Korean war (1950-53) china helped north

Question 2

Internal - red scare 1950s

Answer 2

1. 1919 red scare - mistrust outsiders
2. China communist 1949, korean war 1950
3. “Reds under every bed” Joe McCarthy
4. Hollywood blacklist 150 names sacked
5. FBI 1 million suspected files