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The History Cat: Red Scare America HandoutThe History Cat: Red Scare America Handout
Publisher
The History Cat
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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Lexile Measures
1260L
Handout

The History Cat: Red Scare America

Curated by ACT

Describes the events that took place during the McCarthy Era and actions of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Ordinary Americans feared being identified as a Communist sympathizer and libraries removed books from their shelves that could be misinterpreted as un-American. Others, including Alger Hiss and the Rosenberg couple, were charged with being Soviet spies.

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Concepts

mccarthyism

Additional Tags

alger hiss, executive order 9835, huac, hollywood blacklist, house un-american activities committee, joseph mccarthy, julius and ethel rosenberg, klaus fuchs, mccarthy era, senator joe mccarthy, fear of communism, red scare in the 1950s

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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