A message to congress from the President that the United
States would use armed forces upon request in response to imminent or actual
aggression to the Middle East.
Eisenhower Doctrine
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This is a term that describes the severe anti-communist suspicion in the United
States in the 1940s and 1950s.</span>
McCarthyism
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This was the period after each world war which saw massive upheaval in the U.S.
and fear of many foreigners. It was characterized by widespread fears of
Communist influence on U.S. society and Communist infiltration of the U.S.
government.</span>
Red Scare
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This is the name of the group in the House of Representatives that, in 1947,
began hearings to expose communist infiltration in American life.
Unfortunately, a good deal of the evidence they used was based on hearsay and
conjecture, meaning innocent people were harmed by their findings.</span>
HUAC
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Executed by the U.S. government in 1953, based on charges of conspiracy related
to the sale of information about the atomic bomb to the U.S.S.R.</span>
<span>Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
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This is the name given to the Senate hearings that
investigated Senator Joseph McCarthy's conflicting accusations about a
communist present in part of the U.S. military.
Army McCarthy Hearings
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This refers to people who were accused of being communist in the 1950s and were
prevented from making movies for years afterward.</span>
Hollywood Black List
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This was the belief that if one land in a region came under the influence of
communists, then more would follow.</span>
Domino Theory
