McCarthyism

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anti-communist campaign historical period political phenomenon

McCarthyism was a period of intense anti-communist suspicion and political repression in the United States during the early Cold War, marked by aggressive investigations, blacklisting, and accusations often made without proper evidence.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
McCarthyism canonical	35
Red Scare	13
Hollywood blacklist	6
McCarthy era	6
Second Red Scare	6
Army–McCarthy hearings	2
Hollywood blacklist era	2
Hollywood blacklist investigations	1
House Un-American Activities Committee hearings	1
McCarthy era investigations in Hollywood	1
McCarthy-era political trials	1
Red Scare (1919–1920)	1
Red Scare era	1
Red Scare in the United States	1
red scare	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-communist campaign ⓘ historical period ⓘ political phenomenon ⓘ
appliesTo	academics ⓘ entertainment industry figures ⓘ government employees ⓘ labor organizers ⓘ political activists ⓘ
characterizedBy	accusations without proper evidence ⓘ aggressive investigations ⓘ blacklisting ⓘ guilt by association ⓘ intense anti-communist suspicion ⓘ loyalty investigations ⓘ political repression ⓘ use of smear tactics ⓘ violation of civil liberties ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1957 ⓘ late 1950s ⓘ
hasCause	Korean War ⓘ Soviet–American rivalry ⓘ early Cold War tensions ⓘ fear of communism ⓘ revelations of Soviet espionage ⓘ
hasConnotation	politically motivated witch hunts ⓘ unfounded accusations ⓘ
hasEffect	blacklist in Hollywood ⓘ chilling effect on free speech ⓘ damage to reputations ⓘ loss of employment for accused individuals ⓘ public fear of dissent ⓘ self-censorship ⓘ strengthening of executive power ⓘ
hasMainProponent	Joseph McCarthy ⓘ
hasPart	McCarthyism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: House Un-American Activities Committee hearings Senate investigations ⓘ congressional hearings ⓘ loyalty-security programs ⓘ
ideology	anti-communism ⓘ
legacy	symbol of reckless political persecution ⓘ warning against erosion of civil liberties ⓘ
namedAfter	Joseph McCarthy ⓘ
opposedIdeology	communism ⓘ socialism ⓘ
relatedTo	Cold War ⓘ McCarthyism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Scare McCarthyism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second Red Scare Smith Act prosecutions ⓘ anti-communist legislation ⓘ
startTime	1950 ⓘ early 1950s ⓘ

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Good Night, and Good Luck → mainSubject → McCarthyism ⓘ

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