Cold War Propaganda/Red Scare

Red Scare!!

-The U.S. government used radio broadcast to spread hatred and FEAR of Communism.-US government supported many radio and newspaper broadcasts.

News Stories

Horrors under Red rule- Strip women in the Streets

Soviets eat their babies

Reds seek War with America

Allied officials envision a possible invasion of Europe by Reds

Reds Raising Army to Attack India

Fears that Soviets will now invade Japanese territory.

Soviets will attack America!

Schools Teach “Duck & Cover”

Americans build “Bomb Shelters”

What did all this anti-communist

Propaganda/ paranoia lead to?

Joe McCarthy Witch hunt!

American’s are accused of being communist!!

Unamerican Activities?!?!

REsults

• In the mid- and late 1950s, the attitudes and institutions of McCarthyism slowly weakened.

• McCarthy LIED he NEVER had a list of people he accused to be Communist. Public furious!!

• McCarthy was seen as a dishonest and dishonorable man to the public.