AMH 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Iceberg, Earl Warren, Mccarthyism
1 Mar 2020
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Comic books - gangsters had leftover pulp from shipping trucks in canada from prohibition. Psychiatrist linked comic books to delinquency and crime (bad sources/data, etc. ) Like the same thing with video games now, huh Comic books come under scrutiny in the 1950s. To set the record straight, they cleaned things up and became educational. The red iceberg - iceberg of communism, uncle sam sailing over. Most dangerous part is the iceberg underneath the water, unseen threat. Russians will try to win with hidden threats (red scare kinda deal) Communist friends in usa during wwii, but then cold war happens. Famous for booze and parties in d. c. Addresses how there are communists that work in the american govt, claims to have names to the party members, changes numbers. Lots of publicity, etc. and continues to go on because he famous. If someone asks to see the list, mccarthy accuses them being of a communist. Presidents nowadays usually come in 2 terms.
