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    The document discusses the effects of McCarthyism and the Cold War on American society during the 1950s-1960s. It describes how Senator Joseph McCarthy led "witch trials" to find communists in the US government, sparking widespread paranoia. Even after McCarthy's censure, fear of communism influenced politics and restricted dissent. The Cold War instilled intense fear in Americans without any actual warfare. This period left a lasting impact by equating anti-war views with disloyalty and restricting cultural and intellectual life in the US.

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    The document discusses the effects of McCarthyism and the Cold War on American society during the 1950s-1960s. It describes how Senator Joseph McCarthy led "witch trials" to find communists in the US government, sparking widespread paranoia. Even after McCarthy's censure, fear of communism influenced politics and restricted dissent. The Cold War instilled intense fear in Americans without any actual warfare. This period left a lasting impact by equating anti-war views with disloyalty and restricting cultural and intellectual life in the US.

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    The document discusses the effects of McCarthyism and the Cold War on American society during the 1950s-1960s. It describes how Senator Joseph McCarthy led "witch trials" to find communists in the US government, sparking widespread paranoia. Even after McCarthy's censure, fear of communism influenced politics and restricted dissent. The Cold War instilled intense fear in Americans without any actual warfare. This period left a lasting impact by equating anti-war views with disloyalty and restricting cultural and intellectual life in the US.

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    The Cold War caused the greatest wave of paranoia America had ever seen. A. The rise of McCarthyism B. The McCarthy Era in Perspective C. The Cold war managed to instill fear into the American population even though no guns were fired II. The rise of McCarthyism A. The Culture of the Cold War 1. Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator a. Began a series of witch trials centered around finding communists with positions in U.S. Governments i. These trials sparked a great deal of paranoia in the United States B. Stephen Whitfield 1. In a new epilogue to this second edition, he extends his analysis from the McCarthyism of the 1950s C. Cold War studies 1. The Cold War both produced and was sustained by super-patriotism, intolerance, and suspicion III. The McCarthy Era in Perspective D. On the Edge 1. Hindsight view of McCarthyisim a. Academic review of what fear can bring to a government by demagogy ii. Beyond McCarthy's censure to the decline of the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1960s. E. Academic review 1. An engaging narrative about the many different people who became involved in the drama of the anti-communist fervor F. Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1960s 1. The peak of McCarthyism, and beyond McCarthy's censure IV. The Cold war managed to instill fear into the American population even though no guns were fired G. The impact of the McCarthy era was equally apparent in international affairs. 1. Opposition to the cold war had been so thoroughly identified with communism that it was no longer possible to challenge the basic assumptions of American foreign policy without incurring suspicions of disloyalty. a. In other words, youre either with us, or a commie H. Affiliations with the world 1. The nation's cultural and intellectual life suffered as well. I. Television 1. TV offered a bland menu of quiz shows and westerns during the late 1950s, McCarthy-era anxieties clearly played a role

    V. The Cold War caused the greatest wave of paranoia America had ever seen A. The events of the late 1940sthe trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, the Iron Curtain around Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Unions nuclear weaponsurprised the American public, influencing popular opinion about U.S. national security, that, in turn, connected to fear of the Soviet Union hydrogen-bombing the United States, B. It affected matters of national security C. We still deal with the threat of thermo nuclear global annihilation today D. A great blemish on Americas self security

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