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How did fear of domestic communism affect American society during the cold war?

Public feared that communist were working to destroy American both from within and without spurred and president Truman investigated employees. The Truman administration also used the **Smith Act** to send 11 U.S communist party members to jail. The **House Committee on Un-American Activities** investigated subvervise activities throughtout American life. In 1947 (HUCA) targeted the **Hollywoon Ten.** Then movie executives circulated a black list that had named enterianment figures suspected of communist ties. so as you can see the fear of domestic communism had effected American society during the cold war by making them keep more of an even closer eye on people and invaded in there privacy there was two trials to the first was involved with Alger Hiss and the secongd was two people **Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.** That is how the fear of domestic communism affected American society during the cold war.

**The Hollywood Ten**

**Alger Hiss**

**Julius and Ethel Rosenberg**

**Jospeh R McCrarthy**

The **__//Red Scare//__** was the rounding up and deportion of several hundred immigrants of radicalnpolitical view by the federal government in 1919 and 1920. The **__//Smith Act//__** is a law against advocating violent overthrow of the government, t send 11 U.S. Communist Party members to prison. //__**Julius**__// and **__//Ethel Rosenberg//__** are two people who were accused of passing secret information about nuclear science to soviet agents. **__//Joseph R. McCarty//__** is a senator from Wisconsin, also fanned Americans' fears.
 * (__//HUAC//)__** is the house committee on Un-American activities.
 * __//Hollywood Ten//__** is a group of left-wing writers, directors, and producers.
 * __//Alger Hiss//__** is a gorvernment employee who helped organize the United Nations. The **Black List** is a list that named entertainment figures suspected of communist ties.
 * //__McCarthyism__//** was a catch word for the senator's vicious style of reckless charges.

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