Some keywords to help you out.
. "joseph mccarthy" / mccarthyism
. conspiracy
. reds / "red scare"
. "hollywood blacklist"
. "black list"
. "hollywood ten"
. "edward r. morrow"
. anti-communism
. "political cartoons"
. "the crucible"
. "foreign policy"
. huac / "house committee on un-american activities"
Don't forget, you can combine them with Boolean operators.
Remember to check:
How To Search Online LibGuide. It will remind you how to use good operators with search engines and databases.
Databases for the list of the library's subscription databases available to you.
1. Prelude to McCarthyism: The making of a blacklist
(newspaper article, 1947)
2. Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman
(primary source - bottom of page)
3. June 9, 1954: "Have you no sense of decency"?
(US Senate)
4. McCarthyism, Korea and the Cold War
(Wisconsin Historical Society)
McCarthyism: Looking for Communists (3 min 28 sec)
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