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1951 Rock N' Roll

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McCarthyism was created by Senator Joesph R. McCarthy to increase his own power. His main idea was to use the fear of communism to destroy reputations of others. He would damage reputations with vague and unfounded charges.

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Soviet developments of atomic weapons such as the Hydrogen bomb alarmed American citizens. Schools began to set aside designated areas to become bomb shelters.Some families built backyard fallout shelters and stored rations inside. The widespread fear of an atomic bomb dominated the minds of the American public during the Cold War period.

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Julius Rosenburg and his wife Ethel Rosenburg were American citizens, and spies for the Soviet Union. In 1953, they were tried and executed by the US government on the account of treason. Julius and Ethel were accused of transmitting information concerning US nuclear weapon designs and other technological advances to the Soviet Union.

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McCarthy after becoming popular started to look for people in the U.S Army that were Soviet spies. Welch spoke out against McCarthy accusing him of the many terrible things he had done. After the fact the Senate passed a vote of formal disapproval against McCarthy. This led McCarthy to lose influence, although he stayed in the Senate.

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Alger Hiss was a diplomat who served under Roosevelt's administration . He went to the Yalta conference and had contributed to the United Nations. He denied being a part of a communist party and giving away secret information. Chambers reported secret documents to authorities that proved Hiss was lying. Hiss was convicted of lying under oath.

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- Television grew greatly in popularity, which made movie theatre attendance drop significantly
- Televisions also made radios change, and many radio stations started doing music, news, weather, sports, and talk shows.
- In 1951, Rock N' Roll music was born out of white teenagers buying African American rhythm and blues records
- There were also books written about Hiroshima and nuclear war that were very famous. Even though they scared many people, they were still very popular.
-Comic books were also popular with kids. Marvel comics came out in 19
- Elvis Presley was extremely popular for his style of Rock N' Roll, and he is still known as "The king of rock n' roll".
- African American performers had to go through lots of struggle to get acceptance. They started to really find acceptance after NBC gave Nat King Cole, a popular African American  singer, a 15 minute segment on television.
- In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon, which was a huge deal in America.

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Truman issued an executive order to establish a program aimed at determining the loyalty of government employees. The program was established as a method of combating Soviet espionage.

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HUAC stands for House Un-American Activities Committee. It was formed in 1938 to research both Communist and Fascist activities in America. It was made by Hoover who thought the FBI wasn't doing enough. HUAC was made to expose Communists, Communist sympathizers, and fellow travelers. Hoover sent FBI agents to investigate groups suspected over telephones and in real life. One of the first trails was called Hollywood on Trial in 1947. It accused 10 screenwriters of being un-American. They used their rights to not testify, but they are suspected because they create movies and TV shows about communism and other groups.