KEY TERMS Key Terms and People to Know for the Regents Exam
House Un-American Activities Committee / McCarthy
As the Cold War continued, the HUAC began to investigate suspected communists in society (some actors were “blacklisted”). Senator Joseph McCarthy targeted suspected communists in the govt.
McCarthyism
McCarthy’s investigations often ruined people’s reputations, even though McCarthy’s evidence of communism was weak. Today, McCarthyism refers to the practice of accusing people of wrongdoing without sufficient evidence.
Rosenberg Trial
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for spying and passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets. Their execution is an example of the anti-communist hysteria that gripped the US during the Cold War.