A | B |
House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC | felt the film industry was left and very influential |
McCarren Internal Security Act 150 | if commie or commie organization they must register with att.Gen |
Dennis vs US 1951 | upheld McCarren Internal Security Act 150 |
Whitaker Chambers | editor of Time, accused of having papers hidden in a pumpkin in his backyard |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg | accused of holding radical views and passing Atomic secrets to USSR |
McCarthy trial | Sen. Joseph McCarthy goes on witch hunt for communists; claimed to have list of 205 in state dept |
Sen. Joseph McCarthy | Instilled communist fear in everyone |
Korean War | Japan/USSR Occupation; N helped by USSR, S helped by US |
Korean War Sides | USSR left N well-armed; US left S with a great infrastructure |
38th parallel | June 24, 1950, N moved over line, tried to unite country |
38th parallel outcome | UN votes to condemn action, b/c 2 countries who would veto aren’t there |
September 15, 1950 | Gen MacArthur landed at Inchon and took them by surprise |
October 19, 1950 | Pyongyang the NK capital falls |
July 1951 | negotiations begin at Panjumon |
March 1953 | Armistice formally reestablish division of Korea, formal treaty never signed |
Outcome of Korean War | Over 1,000,000 Koreans die, and 54,000 Americans killed in conflict |