Joseph mcarthy
One of the most influential people during the second red scare was Wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy. He spent almost five years claiming names in vain as communist. Due to this the term McCarthyism was coined. This was the accusing of individuals without evidence. McCarthy accused many government officials as loyal to communism. Due to his powerful accusations no one dared speak against them. McCarthy fell from his throne when he accused members of the army. His words were proven false and he lost his credibility with America. From there he only served 3 years in his second term as senator where we passed due to alcoholism.
I have here in my hand a list of two hundred and five people that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department |
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs was a democrat turned communist. In 1943, Fuchs was sent to America to collaborate on the atomic bomb. Fuchs later testified that he was giving information on the project to the Soviet Union. In England he was later confronted by intelligence officers as a result of sending message to the soviets known as the Venona project. He confessed and was convicted in 1950 and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. His testimony led to the trials of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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Charlie chaplin
Charlie Chaplin is a comedic British actor born on April 16, 1889, in London England. He began acting at the age of 13 and moved to the United States with the Karno troupe in his 20’s. He is most recognized for his character The Tramp, the man in the hat and mustache and carried a cane. He acted, produced, and directed. He created films such as The Kid, Modern Times and The Great Dictator. The Great Dictator (1940) ridiculed the governments of Hitler and Mussolini. The film received negative reactions and opinions toward Chaplin by conservatives. Many began to believe that Chaplin was a communist and used mediums such as film to help spread communism. Along with that, his romantic scandals led to his rebuke by some women’s groups. In the end, all the negative comments, thoughts and accusations toward Chaplin led to him being barred from entering the U.S.
Representative John E. Rankin of Mississippi pushed for his deportation. In 1952, the Attorney General of the United States obliged when he announced that Chaplin would not be permitted to return to the U.S unless he could prove “moral worth”. Chaplin resulted in leaving the United States and took up residence on a small farm in Switzerland where he lived with his family and died years after in his sleep. In 1975, Chaplin received further recognition when he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth. Chaplin, along with many prominent individuals were suspected of sympathizing with liberal causes and were branded as a communist threat, and sometimes even accused of espionage. Hollywood was a major focus of the accusations, and after 10 actors refused to testify in front of the HUAC, the blacklist was created. Many of those in the industry that were put on the list were barred from working. |
Abe Mitchell palmer
A. Mitchell Palmer was U.S. attorney general during the Wilson administration. In office Palmer hired J. Edgar Hoover who assisted him in his Palmer raids. The Palmer raids were a series of arrests without trial by Palmer against U.S. aliens. J. Edgar Hoover established the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) due to communism inside the government. Hoover's federal agents were used to round up U.S. aliens and about 250 of those were Russians that were deported. Palmer believed communists were going to infiltrate and overthrow the government. Later when this did not happen he was looked down upon for violating civil liberties.
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