The Red Scare and McCarthyism & Race Relations and Vietnam (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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% of U.S. population African Americans were (1965)
% of U.S. population African Americans were (1965)
11%
% of Vietnam military African Americans were (1965)
% of Vietnam military African Americans were (1965)
25%
MLK Jr.'s stance on Vietnam War
MLK Jr.'s stance on Vietnam War
Outspoken critic
Great Society programmes' goals
Great Society programmes' goals
Address poverty & racial injustice
Great Society funding during war
Great Society funding during war
Diverted to war effort
McCarthy's political party & state
McCarthy's political party & state
Republican, Wisconsin
McCarthyism
McCarthyism
Anti-communist crusades, early Cold War
Red Scare time period
Red Scare time period
Late 1940s-early 1950s
Red Scare
Red Scare
Fear of communist infiltration in America
When did McCarthy claim list of State Dept communists?
When did McCarthy claim list of State Dept communists?
February 1950
HUAC acronym meaning
HUAC acronym meaning
House Un-American Activities Committee
Industry HUAC targeted
Industry HUAC targeted
Hollywood
Containment policy goal
Containment policy goal
Prevent spread of communism globally
'Soft on communism' fear caused
'Soft on communism' fear caused
Politicians to adopt hardline stances