Cold War at Home: McCarthyism and the Red Scare

Learn about the Second Red Scare that swept America in the early years of the Cold War with this interactive tutorial. You'll also learn about McCarthyism, the era of suspicion and persecution that gets its name from the actions of notorious Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Resource ID#: 163801 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 45 Minute(s)
Keywords: tutorial, U.S. History, Grade 11, McCarthyism, Joseph McCarthy, Joe McCarthy, Cold War, Red Scare, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, HUAC, House Un-American Activities Committee, Richard Nixon, Hollywood Ten, Communist Party, CPUSA, Communist, Communism, USSR, Soviet Union, Reds, Loyalty Order, McCarran Act, Smith Act, J. Edgar Hoover, spy, spies, espionage, Klaus Fuchs, Alger Hiss, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Army-McCarthy Hearings, blacklist, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning, United States
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Social Studies - U.S. History - Grades 9-12

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