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5.9 | McCarthyism & The Red Scare Learning Target How did McCarthyism intensify the ‘Red Scare’? Activity #1 | Do Now Analyzing this document, what does the iceberg symbolize? Who is sitting on the boat? Who do they symbolize? Identify the significance of the color ‘red’ based on your analysis of this document. Predict why the spread of communism across Eastern Europe might cause a panic within the United States. The ice berg represent the scare and blood, also represent communism. Uncle Sam. Ideal of communism The iceberg will destroy the ship. The ship will sink which mean the united state of the ideal will be destroyed

Activity #2 | Notes What was the RED SCARE ? What was MCCARTHYISM ? It happened in 1950, The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government in 1919 and 1920. This "scare" was caused by fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution. The Red Scare was a period of fear and persecution in the United States that occurred twice in the 20th century, first from 1917 to 1920 and again in the 1950s The political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insu ﬃ cient regard to evidence; The use of methods of investigation and accusation regarded as unfair, in order to suppress opposition.

Activity #3 | Text Analysis According to this document, why are people being investigated within the United States? What fears among Americans and members of the American government do you think this document is addressing? Analyze this document to identify the purpose of Executive Order 9835. Senator Joe McCarthy People have to be loyal to the country, so they have to be investigated People are afraid of not being loyalty to the country and got punished. The order established the first general loyalty program in the United States, designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government.

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Activity #4 | Primary Source Analysis “The reason why we find ourselves in a position of impotency (helplessness; the ability to take eǣective action) is not because our only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores . . . but rather because of the traitorous(disloyal) actions of many Americans. It has not been the less fortunate, or members of minority groups who have been traitorous to this Nation, but rather those who have had all the benefits that the wealthiest Nation on earth has had to oǣer—the finest homes, the finest college education, and the finest jobs in government we can give. This is glaringly true in the State Department … While I cannot take time to name all the men in the State Department who have been named as active members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring, I have here in my hand a list of 205 names that were made known to the Secretary of State [Dean Acheson] as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in that State Department….We are dealing with a far more sinister type of activity because it permits the enemy to guide and shape our policy.” Source: Senator Joseph McCarthy, Speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950. Why does Senator McCarthy say that the United States has found itself in a position of helplessness? Identify a problem that Senator McCarthy discovered within the State Department. Explain how this problem might intensify the ‘red scare’. Explain what Senator McCarthy means when he says: “We are dealing with a far more sinister type of activity because it permits the enemy to guide and shape our policy.” Explain whether or not you think that Senator McCarthy’s belief that communism infiltrating the United States the government was worth investigating. only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores . . . but rather because of the traitorous(disloyal) actions of many Americans The political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insu ﬃ cient regard to evidence; and The use of methods of investigation and accusation regarded as unfair, in order to suppress opposition He is struggle with the ideal and he has some problem. Also, he want people be more loyalty to the country so the ideal can spread better Yes, because it help them understand the reflection between both of them. Also, it help them figure out how to do better.

Activity #5 | Primary Source Analysis What is written on the man climbing the ladder? Why is he holding water? What is supposed to be represented by the fire? (Hint: it is the hand of the Statue of Liberty). How is American hysteria over communist spies possibly infiltrating the United States illustrated by this cartoon? Explain the artist's point of view regarding the ‘Red Scare’ He want to let the fire gone which mean he want to stop the spread of communism Communism He want to let the communism stop, so he use water in the cartoon The artist want to present that people want to wipe out the ideal of communism

Activity #6 | Assessment In 3-5 sentences , answer the learning target question: “How did McCarthyism intensify the ‘Red Scare’?” Provide at least two pieces of evidence from today’s activities. In activity 4, it said that the Senate Permanent Investigation Subcommittee, Senator McCarthy conducted hearings on communist subversion in America and investigated alleged communist infiltration of the Armed Forces. His subsequent exile from politics coincided with a conversion of his name into a modern English noun "McCarthyism," or adjective, "McCarthy tactics," when describing similar witch hunts in recent American history. In addition, the activity 3 conclude that the American Heritage Dictionary gives the definition of McCarthyism as: 1. The political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insu ﬃ cient regard to evidence; and 2. The use of methods of investigation and accusation regarded as unfair, in order to suppress opposition.] Senator McCarthy was censured

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