1. McCARTHYISM
This essay also discusses the involvement of the private sector by such supportive "anti-Communist" measures as black listing and the corporation's willingness to fire those people involved in the government's procedures. In the essay, Ellen Schrecker wishes to show that McCarthyism is not a development of one event; rather, it was a culmination of the fear of communism, a lust for power, and world political developments that were seen through government propaganda. ... Ellen Schrecker uses these two examples in the book to stress how the struggle for power and political influence...
- Word Count: 1965
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School