Name ______________ Period ___ McCarthyism New Red Scare Beginning in 1950, Joseph ________________became the most visible public face of this era of anti-communism. – The term _________________________ was coined that same year(1950) to describe and condemn the senator's methods. – McCarthyism is the practice of making ____________ of disloyalty, especially pro-Communist activities. • In many instances unsupported by ____________ or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant ____________. – Later the term was applied more generally to the ______-___________ of the late 1940s through the late 1950s. – Today, it is often used even more broadly, to describe __________ attacks made on a persons' ______________ and/or patriotism. McCarthy's national reconition rose after a speech where he reportedly produced a piece of paper which he claimed contained a ________ of known Communists working for the __________ Department. – McCarthy is usually quoted to have said: "I have here in my hand a list of 205 people that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the ________________ Party, and who, nevertheless, are still working and _________________ the policy of the State Department." Many people supported McCarthy because they were afraid that _______________ had indeed _________________ federal agencies. Arms Race United States v Soviet Union • 1949 -The Soviet Union exploded its _________ atomic bomb • 1953 - the United States and the Soviet Union had the ___-______ (Hydrogen bomb). • The United States _______________ the air force which would carry the _________ and built up __________ weapons. • The ___________ Union began to do the ______. • The ___________ arms __________ frightened many Americans. • Parents built underground_________________ to protect their families in case of an attack. • Children practiced “_________-and-_______” drills at school. • Some Americans formed ______-______ groups to protest the arms race. • The Nuclear Arms Race was __________ for both sides. • Even though no weapons were ever actually used, the build up of weapons was a huge ______________ for the both _____________ of the US and the USSR • This expense may have helped lead to the ____________ of the Soviet Union. Space Race • For most of the second half of the 20th century, a cold war raged between the world's two ________________. • While battles were never __________ on either country's land, plans were made to take the __________ into the high frontier of outer __________. Space Race • The ________________ was an informal ______________ between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975. • The Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and the American ___________ Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon all agreed that conquering outer space was very important. • October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched _________, the first artificial ________, into orbit. • Americans worried this would give the USSR an _____________ in space and the Cold War Federal Aid to Education Increased • University _______________ programs grew. • Federal aid to ______________ increased. • New ____________ and _______________ began. • Technology, especially in aerospace ____________ and electronic ______________, advanced. • January 31, 1958, the ______ launched _____________ I, its first satellite. NASA • On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 establishing the National ______________ and _________ Administration (NASA) to conduct space ______________. • President Kennedy wanted to _________ the Soviets to the moon. On May 21, 1961, speaking about the prospect of sending astronauts to the __________, Kennedy said, "…No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space. And none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish." • July 20, 1969 U.S astronaut Neil Armstrong is first man to ________ on moon “That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” The July 17, 1975 rendezvous of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft traditionally marks the end of the Space Race. • Today thousands of artificial satellites _________ earth, relaying communications data around the planet. • Remote sensing of data on weather, _____________, and human ________________ to nations who employ them is a result of the __________ Race. • The micro-technology which fuels everyday activities from time-keeping to enjoying _________ comes from ___________ during __________ Race. • The __________ became superior in electronics, remote sensing, vehicle guidance, and robotic control. .