RED SCARE:EVENTS IN THE USA (5) Flashcards
HUAC/ROLE OF FBI
Who was the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
J. Edgar Hoover,
What did J. Edgar Hoover have?
very strong anti-communist views,
What was the Federal Loyalty Board?
to investigate government employees to find out if they had links to communism
What did Truman order?When
In March 1947
Gave an order that ALLOWED gov employees to be removed from their posts if ‘reasonable grounds’ were found of disloyalty to the US
(as a response to Hoovers concerns of communist spies working in the gov)
How many workers were investiagted?how many were fired
Between 1947-1951
3 million workers investigated
3,000 forced to resign/fired
Despite no evidence of spying found
What were the effects of the Federal Loyalty Boards?
—)Fear of communism grew
—)Many cities and private businesses investigated their workforce
—)Thousands of suspected communists/sympathisers lost their jobs
What does the HUAC stand for?
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES
Who was on the committee?
Members of Congress
What did the HUAC start doing?
In 1947 began public hearings on the threat of the Communist Party
How was Hoover involved in the HUAC
He was the most important witness
He saw the HUAC’S potential for educating the public and exposing traitors
What did the HUAC even do?
Called suspected COMMUNISTS and WITNESSES for questioning
Sent people to criminal trial depending on answers they received
What type of questions did the HUAC ask?
asked if they had ever been part of the Communist Party
IMPACT OF THE HUAC AND FBI
MADE THE PUBLIC THINK COMMUNIST WERE EVERYWHERE
PPL SUSPICIOUS OF COLLEGES AND NEIGHBOURS AND SCARED OF BEING ACCUSED THEMSELVES(TALKED LESS POLITICS)
