McCarthyism: The Controversial History of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Red Scare Du

*Includes pictures*Profiles the Alger Hiss case*Includes testimony from HUAC hearings and McCarthy's hearings*Includes quotes from McCarthy about his career*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn 1947, at the start of the Cold War, President Truman tried to assure Americans who were worried about Communists in government that he was “not worried about the Communist Party taking over the Government of the United States, but I am against a person, whose loyalty is not to the Government of the United States, holding a Government job. They are entirely different things. I am not worried about this country ever going Communist. We have too much sense for that.” Nonetheless, shortly after World War II, Congress’ House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) began investigating Americans across the country for suspected ties to Communism. The most famous victims of these witch hunts were Hollywood actors, such as Charlie Chaplin, who