Chapter 20: The Cold War "The Red Scare"

Introduction
Students have read about the anti-Communist hysteria that gripped America during the 1950s. In this lesson, they will examine more closely the views of a leading figure of this episode, Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Lesson Description
Students will go to the Turner Learning Web site and examine part of a speech by Senator Joseph McCarthy. They will then answer questions about what they have read.

Instructional Objective
Students will be able to interpret a primary source in order to answer questions about it.

Student Web Activity Answers
1. He was saying that the nation's capital was filled with Communists and Communist supporters.
2. because Americans knew who they were and had contempt for them
3. He thought the administration was not doing enough to expose secret communists within the government.
4. He doesn't provide names of people or any evidence that they are Communists.

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