TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hillstrom,Kevin
ED  - Gale Group.
TI  - McCarthyism and the communist threat
T2  - Defining moments
SN  - 9780780811850 (electronic book)
AV  - E743.5 .H53 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Detroit, Mich.
PB  - Omnigraphics
KW  - McCarthy, Joseph,
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - Senate
KW  - Biography
KW  - Anti-communist movements
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Legislators
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references and index; Narrative overview: Early American fears about the "Red Menace" -- HUAC and the early Cold War -- The rise of Joseph McCarthy -- The impact of McCarthyism on American life -- McCarthy's stunning political collapse -- The legacy of the McCarthy era; Biographies: Roy Cohn (1927-1986) -- Martin Dies (1900-1972) -- Alger Hiss (1904-1996) -- J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) -- Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) -- Arthur Miller (1915-2005) -- Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) -- Joseph Welch (1890-1960); Primary sources: The Smith Act takes aim at American Communists -- Hollywood studios issue "The Waldorf Statement" -- A Communist screenwriter defies the House Un-American Activities Committee -- Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss testify before HUAC -- The speech that launched McCarthy's political rise -- Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience -- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg receive death sentences for treason -- Ronald Reagan assesses Hollywood's progress against the Reds -- Edward R. Murrow takes on McCarthy -- The Army-McCarthy hearings bring McCarthy down -- The Senate condemns McCarthy -- Playwright Arthur Miller recalls the McCarthy era -- A conservative writer defends the legitimacy of questions about the "al-Qaeda Seven" -- A liberal columnist condemns the "al-Qaeda Seven" video as modern-day McCarthyism
N2  - Provides a detailed and authoritative overview of how the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy, and the phenomenon known as McCarthyism, affected the politics and culture of the United States
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