The McCarthy Era

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical period
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Joseph_McCarthy
HUAC
gptkbp:characterizedBy anti-communism
gptkbp:completed 1956
gptkbp:finish gptkb:censure_of_McCarthy
gptkbp:foundedIn 1947
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The McCarthy Era
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:inspiration civil rights movements
political activism
gptkbp:involved Senate_hearings
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:isChallengedBy government surveillance
fear of communism
public paranoia
gptkbp:isConsidered a_dark_chapter_in_American_history
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor activists
intellectuals
politicians
false accusations
witch hunts
fearmongering
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical texts
biographies
documentaries
academic papers
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy its impact on civil rights
its impact on free speech
its impact on the media
its_impact_on_American_politics
its_impact_on_Hollywood
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith other political purges
the_War_on_Terror
the_Salem_witch_trials
the_Red_Scare_of_the_1920s
gptkbp:isReflectedIn film
literature
television shows
gptkbp:isStudiedIn American_history_courses
gptkbp:ledTo Red Scare
civil liberties violations
gptkbp:occursIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:resultedIn blacklisting
gptkbp:targets intellectuals
entertainers
government employees
gptkbp:wasAffecting political climate
social climate
cultural climate