Cold War at Home•Atmosphere of fear is created in US by events at home and abroad•1947, Truman creates the Loyalty Review Board to check all government employees•1947, HUAC created to look at disloyal acts prior to WWII•Movie industry is targeted, “Hollywood Ten” are blacklisted•McCarran Act

Spies in US•Nixon exposes State Dept. Alger Hiss employee as a spy in 1948•Klaus Fuchs arrested in 1950 for passing atomic bomb secrets to USSR•He implicates the Rosenberg’s in his plan•They become 1st US citizens executed for spying during Cold War

McCarthy’s Witch Hunt• Seeking to boost his 1952 re-election bid, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy played on peoples fear of communism•He made unfounded accusations against the government and the Democrats•This tactic becomes known as “McCarthyism”

His downfall•1954, he went after the US Army•His crony Roy Cohn was drafted so they became the target•Live televised hearings exposed McCarthy as a bully and a fraud•He is condemned by Senate, and dies 3 years later from effects of alcoholism

Impact •The rise in anti-communist fears that gripped the US, sees laws passed that violate rights, peoples lives destroyed, and a heightened suspicion of your life•Many Americans seem willing to sacrifice some freedoms to make US free of communists