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AN ERA AN ERA OF OF

FEARFEAR

Loyalty Review BoardsLoyalty Review Boards

Government employees Government employees need to prove that they are need to prove that they are

loyal to the US loyal to the US GovernmentGovernment

The House Committee on The House Committee on Un-American ActivitiesUn-American Activities

Investigates the Hollywood Movie Investigates the Hollywood Movie Industry!! Live on Television!Industry!! Live on Television!

10 Unfriendly 10 Unfriendly Witnesses Dubbed Witnesses Dubbed

the “Hollywood the “Hollywood 10” refused to 10” refused to

answer questions answer questions based on their un-based on their un-ConstitutionalityConstitutionality

Spies Make Headlines!!Spies Make Headlines!!Julius & Ethel RosenbergAlger Hiss

Congressman Nixon pursues the case against Hiss…

This Spy was hired by the This Spy was hired by the FBI to spy on CommunistsFBI to spy on Communists

This Senator This Senator from Wisconsin from Wisconsin

desperately desperately needs a needs a

campaign idea to campaign idea to win the next win the next

election…election…

McCarthy accuses many McCarthy accuses many without evidencewithout evidence

Listen to McCarthy Here

The H-BombThe H-Bomb

10x more powerful than 10x more powerful than our greatest estimatesour greatest estimates

Soviets are Right Behind Us!Soviets are Right Behind Us!Andrei

Sakharov is the designer of the Soviet

H-Bomb, tested less than a year after the US tests theirs

John Foster DullesJohn Foster DullesIf a Nation would dare to attack If a Nation would dare to attack

us, or perchance one of our allies, us, or perchance one of our allies, with a force of X, it would become with a force of X, it would become

incumbent upon us to respond incumbent upon us to respond with a force of 2X. Needless to with a force of 2X. Needless to

say, we would retaliate at a time say, we would retaliate at a time of our choosing, in a place of our of our choosing, in a place of our choosing, and in a method of our choosing, and in a method of our choosing. This is what we would choosing. This is what we would like to call 'Massive Retaliation'.like to call 'Massive Retaliation'.

Propaganda!!Propaganda!!

Which side would you believe??

Sound the alarm if your parents Sound the alarm if your parents believe in God!!believe in God!!

This is what Communists are really all about….

Commercials were Commercials were extremely powerful!extremely powerful!