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Lesson 10
Communists?
Gap-fill exercise
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In 1949, twelve members of the American Communist Party were convicted of acting against the
government. After this newspapers and writers began telling the American people that Communists were everywhere.
Government employees, college professors, and others were asked to take a loyalty
.
Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed there were members of the U.S. Communist Party in the
Department and in the United States
. The Senate held hearings. These hearing were shown on
. Finally Congress voted to not allow McCarthy to hold any more hearings about Communism. After the hearings ended the "Hunt for Communists"
.
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