Group 3: Senator Joseph McCarthy & the red scare
Questions:
- Who was Joseph McCarthy and what was he looking for?
- Why were Americans afraid of communists? What fueled the paranoia of the "Red Scare"?
- What was the House Un-American Activities Committee?
- Who was targeted during McCarthy's hunt for communists?
- Briefly summarize the McCarthy Trials. Who were the key figures, what were the accusations, and what was the outcome?
- What contributed to the fall of Joseph McCarthy?
- Who were the "Hollywood 10"?
- What are the parallels between the McCarthy Era and the Salem Witch Trials?