Thesis: The "Red Scare" of the 1950's caused a massive movement for the people of that time period.
I. Introduction
II. The Basis of Communisim
A. Communisim: Defined
B. Political Aspects
1. Communist associations
2.Communist fears
C. Physical Aspects
1. Incidents
2. Blacklisting
III. Propaganda
A. Recruitment
B. The "Red Scare"
1. Communist propaganda
2. Anti-communist defenses
IV. Leaders in the movement-McCarthy
A. Obsessions
1. The conspiracy
2. Focus on his campaign
B. Accusations
1. Alger Hiss
2. Owen Lattimore
V. The Cold War
A. Conflict with Russia
1. Destruction of atomic weapons
2. War in Greece
3. Failure to adopt Marshall Plan
B. European Recovery
1. European Recovery Program
2. Increase in trade
VI. Protection
A. U.S. Defenses
1. New Weapons
2. New Technology
B. Punishments
VII. What was Learned
A. More tolerance
B. Less hate
C. Comparisons between the Fifties and now
1. Understanding
2. Lessons
VIII. Conclusions
America: Land of the free, and the home of the brave. This famous expression has
been used numerous times throughout history, even scoring a line in our country's national
anthem. But in our high-tech socety, many Americans can not even understand what our
forefathers went through to achieve this American dream. People do not even grasp the
concept of what it has taken to keep the freedom of this country ringing. Place youself in
the footsteps of the average American of the 1950's, dealing with the Russian threat of
communist rule and the fear of being taken over an opposite world power. Post World
War II struggles make it hard for anyone to get by, and each coming day leads to another
unpredictable twist for the country in which you reside. The powerful threat of
communisim, which came to be known as the "Red Scare," is the basis of all of the
nation's problems. ...