McCarthyism from the reading selection

A. List three things the author said that you think are important:
1)Anticommunism dominated the political debates of the immediate post-World War II-era.
2)The House UN-American Activities Committee , established in 1938 to monitor disloyalty to the United States government, was made a permanent committee in 1945
3)McCarthy manipulated the workings of the new committee to continue sweeping accusations of communist activity in the executive branch

B. Why do you think this document was written?
To expose the communist sympathizers, the stage was set when the citizens became fearful of the communist and viewed them as traitors.

C. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document. "Alger Hiss's perjury conviction and the confession of Klaus Fuchs, a physicist on the Manhattan Project, to having delivered atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, it was clear that government security had been compromised. '

D. List two things the document tells you about life in the United States at the time it was written:
Americans began to view all communists as traitors to our country

Anticommunism dominated the political debates

E. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document:

other than just assuming that certain citizens were communist what evidence supports the claim fully. 

F. Date of document

February 11, 1950

G. Author:

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy

H. Purpose of document 

This document was provided to president Truman to inform him of the communist in the united states. especially communism in the executive branch.  

50s handout

The automobile revolution talks about the car revolution. In 1950, the number of cars doubled from 30 million to 74 million. 4.5 cars were junked every year during the 1950s because Detroit car makers encouraged consumers scrap their old cars. The interstate highway system was a supporter of the highway. it was 41 thousand miles of four lane roads, it needed 16000 entrance ramps and 55,000 bridges. the grand cost totaled around129 billion.

Saving Private Ryan assignment

Saving private Ryan is a movie that is set in WW2 time. Captain John Miller is the leader of the eight men who were dispatched and sent on a mission to find private Ryan and return him home. The beginning scenes were of the gruesome battle that took place in Normandy. the 8 soldiers that were on the mission to find Ryan becomes frustrated because it seem like they were on a wild goose chase. they didn't know if Ryan was alive, dead, or behind enemy lines. 

Cpl. Timothy Upham

Timothy seemed to be the most interesting character of them all. I admired how he spoke a total of 3 languages (English, German, and French) was able to communicate with many of the people that captain Miller's platoon encountered. He seemed to be the one of the most effected by the war and he constantly froze. cpl.upham is a straight headed guy and follows the rules. he is very moral and compassionate, because, to me, he seemed like he viewed the Axis Power soldiers as people, humans.



How Would I Have done in the war?


I would not have done well. watching that movie helped me realize how gruesome these battles were. But, then again, you never really know how strong you are until you are in a situation that requires strength.