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The Effects and Consequences at Home

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red scare
period of general fear of communists; caused by fears of subversion by communists in the U.S.
paranoia
feeling characterized by systematized delusions, connected to the supposed hostility of others
blacklist
list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment
Joseph Mccarthy
U.S. politician known for leading the House Committee On Un-American Activities which fueled the atmosphere of fear and anxiety in Cold War America
conformity
action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
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military increase
increase in size and spending for military programs
socialism
system of social organization that vests the control of the means of production in the community as a whole
casualty
member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or being MIA
espionage
use of spies by a government to discover the military and political secrets of other nations
Alger Hiss
U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
couple convicted of having passed atomic secrets to Soviet agents and put to death

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