HIST 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Harry Dexter White, Communist Party Usa, David Greenglass
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Joseph mcarthy - 205 names of communists in society (gov. celebs. ) He"s trying to get people to fear communists -- labeling people pink . A step backwards due to his conservative way of thinking. Modern, secular world after the world causing fear in people, and they lack an identity: edgar hoover - anti-communist. Listened to tapes of people he wanted to get rid of. Homosexuals, martin luther king jr. , people he thought were communists. Policy making was handed over to him after people turned on truman. The american communist party - they are secretive because they would be persecuted. American capitalism is the same thing as nazi capitalism . Didn"t say anything when stalin murdered his own people became hoover patriotic. The other - is anyone different than the idealized version of an american - a scapegoat. Red baiting - attacking labor unions, claiming they are communists, rather than acknowledging their concerns they just want to stir up trouble .
