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 newspap
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.