CTPR 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bob Mccarthy, Mccarthyism, Telling Stories
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Write after world war ii, germany was divided into 4 equal places o. Topic has been covered by several different mediums o. Falsely accused by people in positions of power o. Blacklist: the crucible is about this, once name is on the blacklist you are not allowed to work anymore, ordered to appear in front of the committee. America was the only country in the world with the atomic bob. Mccarthy created a committee: on the final!! Found out who people associated with and what publications they read. Started its work by going back and starting to do research in certain things that happened in the 1930s. Then (1930s) it was very popular to be sort of supportive of the soviet style of doing things. People were allowed to do what they wanted to do. 1949 the russians exploded an atomic bomb o o. The fear and the media fed into the flame of the red scare.
