HS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Alger Hiss, Kim Il-Sung, Whittaker Chambers
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Ex: richard nixon - went after hollywood for suspected communist ties. Ronald reagan spoke out for actors (pres. of sag) In the end about 250 hollywood - blacklisted. Organizations were accused of having communists among them. Pta, boy scouts, labor union, civil rights groups. The enemy within - would take over the usa. Named by a proven communist/spy whittaker chambers as a spy. They were alleged to giving a-bomb material to soviets. South: syngmon rhee usa + others. June 1950 - north invaded south hoping to make one korea. Truman can"t let another country fall to communism. Goes to un - vote overwhelmingly to intervene. American (post-war) economy was something america celebrated and tied to our national strength. Innovation and invention were synonymous with american enterprise. Baby boom in the wake of wwii, america experienced a surge in births. Birth rates increase when things are going good because people can afford children.
