Second Red Scare

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:McCarthy_era
gptkbp:cause fear of communist infiltration
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance inspired films
inspired literature
inspired plays
gptkbp:effect blacklisting
loss of employment
civil liberties violations
gptkbp:endDate 1957
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Red Scare
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Truman_Doctrine
Soviet espionage
gptkbp:legacy increased suspicion of dissent
lasting impact on American politics
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkb:McCarran_Internal_Security_Act
gptkb:Executive_Order_9835
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television
newspapers
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Alger_Hiss_case
gptkb:Hollywood_Ten
gptkb:Rosenberg_trial
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Hollywood_blacklist
gptkb:Army–McCarthy_hearings
gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee_hearings
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:J._Edgar_Hoover
gptkb:Joseph_McCarthy
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
some journalists
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Red_Scare
gptkbp:relatedGroup academics
government employees
labor unions
left-wing activists
Hollywood professionals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
communism
anti-communism
gptkbp:startDate 1947
gptkbp:theme gptkb:censorship
gptkb:political_repression
paranoia
witch hunt
loyalty oaths
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkb:Red_Scare
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5