McCarthyism: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Second Red Scare
Date	c. 1950 - c. 1954
Location	United States

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Did You Know?

• Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" was written during McCarthyism to draw parallels between it and the Salem witch trials.
• "I will not get into the gutter with this guy," said President Eisenhower to his aides about McCarthy.
• Along with government workers, artists and actors were often accused of communist sympathies.

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