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\nThe Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy\n

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\nStudents analyze documents, cartoons, speeches and articles about Joseph McCarthy and his crusade against \"Un-American\" activities. They guide their research with a worksheet and participate in class discussions about their findings.\n
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\nThe Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy\n

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\n\"I have here in my hand . . .\" The war against Communism and Joseph McCarthy’s place in it are the focus of a series of lessons examining postwar America from 1945-1954. Joseph McCarthy takes center stage in this, the final lesson...\n
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\nReading Nonfiction: Analyzing Joseph McCarthy's \"Enemies from Within\" Speech\n

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\nLooking for a lesson that teaches class members how to analyze nonfiction? Use Joseph McCarthy's famous \"Enemies from Within\" speech as a instructional text. Worksheet questions direct readers' attention to the many historical...\n
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\nSoviet Espionage in America\n

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\nThe war against Communism and Joseph McCarthy’s place in it are the focus of a series of three lessons examining postwar America from 1945-1950. This first lesson asks groups to read an introduction that describes the Verona Project and...\n
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\nWhat is McCarthyism? And how did it happen?\n

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\nWho was Joseph McCarthy and why is his name synonymous with witch hunts? What were the factors that permitted the political repression of the 1950s to flourish? Could the same thing happen today? An intriguing video traces the rise and...\n
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\nMcCarthyism: The Effects of the Anti-Communism Fear\n

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\nStudents read a flowchart and look at corresponding photos to explore the anti-communist fears in the mid-twentieth century and the impact Senator Joseph McCarthy had on those fears.\n
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\nTelegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman\n

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\nStudents research Senator Joseph McCarthy's February 9, 1950 speech, given at Wheeling, West Virginia, in which he claimed more than 200 State Department employees were members of the Communist Party.\n
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\nJoe McCarthy and the Red Scare\n

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\nIn the 1950s, how did the Red Scare and the actions of Senator Joseph McCarthy affect the American people? Your young historians will analyze primary source documents on the Red Scare, participate in a \"find the...\n
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\nOn This Day: McCarthyism and the Red Scare\n

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\nSenator Joseph's McCarthy's claims that communists had infiltrated and threatened the American way of life set off a red scare in the 1950s—and those claims have influenced today's concepts of loyalty to country. Using video clips from...\n
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\nWitch Hunt or Red Menace? Anticommunism in Postwar America, 1945-1954\n

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\nStudents investigate what constitutes an \"un-American\" activity and why Soviet espionage was such an important issue in the 1940's and 1950's. Joseph McCarthy's impact on American anticommunism is examined in this lesson. There are three...\n
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\nTelegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman\n

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\nYoung scholars research the McCarthy hearings to determine the following: time frame of hearings, how they were broadcast, how the press reacted, and how the American people reacted in light of the Korean Conflict and the Cold War.\n
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\nEleventh graders explore and analyze the impact of the Cold War at home and how the fear of communism and nuclear war affected American life throughout the Cold War. They study what role Senator Joseph McCarthy played on American fears...\n
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\nMcCarthyism: 60 Years Later\n

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\nExplore legendary cartoonist Herb Block's bold challenge of McCarthy-era politics through this analysis activity. Two cartoons are included, along with talking points to prompt analysis and background information to help pupils \"read...\n
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\nThe Crucible by Arthur Miller\n

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\nExamine the life of Arthur Miller and the characters in one of his well-known plays, The Crucible. The first few slides give background information on Miller as well as Senator McCarthy and the blacklisted celebrities during the...\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Herblock at 100\n

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\nIn celebration of renowned cartoonist Herb Block's Library of Congress exhibition, this handout includes 2 of his famous political cartoons for scholars to analyze. Background information describes \"Herblock's\" career, and talking points...\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Nothing is More Patriotic Than Social Criticism\n

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\nIn this historical events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons that feature social criticism. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.\n
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\n1948 - Berlin Airlift\n

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\nYoung scholars examine a document from the Berlin Airlift in order to research his important event in World History.\n
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\nSalem Witch Trials\n

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\nStudents consider the implications of the Salem Witch Trials. In this literature instructional activity, students read Arthur Miller's The Crucible and compare the witch trials to McCarthyism of the 1950's. Students rewrite scenes...\n
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\nThe Korean War (1950-1953)\n

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\nIn this online interactive history worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer questions about the Korean War. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Herblock at 100\n

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\nIn this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons by Herb Block and respond to 3 talking point questions.\n
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\nThe Red Scare in the 1950's\n

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\nRed Hunts, Black Lists, and Communists\n

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\nStudents research and examine the unsavory history of the hunt for communists in the United States during the 1950s. They divide up into groups to review the Red Scare of the 1920s as a backdrop to the McCarthy era and write a short...\n
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\nMcCarthyism: The Political Cartoons of Herb Block\n

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\nStudents examine McCarthyism. In this Cold War lesson, students analyze 6 political cartoons by Herb Block that capture the essence of the Red Scare. Students discuss the cartoons and the fear of communism that permeated America. \n
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\nIdentifying Genre and Subgenre #2\n

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\nIn this identifying genre and subgenre #2 worksheet, 9th graders read 17 short summaries, then select the genre and subgenre from the choices given and explain their choice in writing.\n
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