How did the early stages of the Cold War and the threat of a nuclear attack affect American politics and society.? Must use at least 3 words from Vocabs: mutually assured destruction (MAD) massive retaliation Sputnik Bomb shelters Civil Defense Admin. Red Scare Federal Employee Loyalty Program Smith Act HUAC Hollywood Ten blacklist AEC Alger Hiss Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Venona Papers McCarthyism

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How did the early stages of the Cold War and the threat of a nuclear attack affect American politics and society.?

Must use at least 3 words from Vocabs:

mutually assured destruction (MAD)
massive retaliation
Sputnik
Bomb shelters
Civil Defense Admin.
Red Scare
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
Smith Act
HUAC
Hollywood Ten
blacklist
AEC
Alger Hiss
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Venona Papers
McCarthyism

Study Guide: (use this to help and get some ideas)

  • Fears of communist spies in U.S. society: Red Scare
    • Federal Employee Loyalty Program, HUAC, Hollywood Ten
  • Actual communist spies in the U.S.
    • Alger Hiss, Julius Rosenberg
  • Red baiting and the use of fears of communism for personal political gain
    • Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism
  • Government sponsored major spending projects to promote American success in the Cold War
    • Eisenhower, Sputnik, NASA, Federal Highway Act, National Defense Education Act
  • Fears of nuclear annihilation
    • Mutual Assured Destruction, bomb shelters, Civil Defense Administration, Bert the Turtle
  • Concerns over the growing size and scope of the military and size of the government
    • Military-Industrial Complex, Eisenhower Farewell Address
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