Bibliography
Primary Sources
"Avalon Project - Truman Doctrine." Avalon Project - Truman Doctrine. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/trudoc.asp>. Truman's Doctrine stated that the U.S. would lend aid to any country feeling the pressure of Communism. This document assisted me in helping me understand the extent of which the U.S. government were to go in order to contain Communism. This document is also thought to be the start marker of the Cold War.
"Cold War Propaganda." Cold War Primary Sources. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://weblist.me/110>. These propaganda posters show the anti-Communist sentiment in the Cold War. These posters helped grasp the gravity of the situation in the Cold War as well as the general public's opinion of Communism.
"Digital History." Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/huac_infiltration2.cfm>. As a primary source, this document was crucial to my research. This document shows the flow of the trials the HUAC conducted and it helped me understand how completely biased and unfair the trials were.
"Joseph McCarthy Telegram to President Truman." Archives.org. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/mccarthy-telegram/images/telegram-page-1.gif>. A picture is worth a thousand words, a telegram, even more. In this telegram, Joseph McCarthy claims to know of Communists within the U.S. government and informs President Truman.
"Joseph McCarthy's Speech on Communists in the U.S. State Department - HistoryWiz Primary Source Cold War." Joseph McCarthy's Speech on Communists in the U.S. State Department - HistoryWiz Primary Source Cold War. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.historywiz.com/primarysources/josephmcarthy.html>. In this speech, McCarthy's beginning and rise to power is started. Joseph McCarthy claims to have 57 names of people who he believes, without any proof, are Communist or Socialist.
"Truman Reply to Joseph McCarthy Telegram." Archives.org. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/mccarthy-telegram/images/truman-reply.gif>. In this telegram, President Truman calls McCarthy's bluff. Truman says Joseph McCarthy's claims are outrageous; however, the telegram probably went unsent.
Secondary Sources
Aboukhadijeh, Feross. "Red Scare -- Again" StudyNotes.org. StudyNotes, Inc., 17 Nov. 2012. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/red-scare-again/>.
I used this website as more of a synopsis than a research website. This website reminded me the key facts and flow of the McCarthyism era.
"53a. McCarthyism." McCarthyism [ushistory.org]. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp>.
This site assisted me with launching my research and interest in the Cold War Era and McCarthyism. It gave me a n overall understanding of what occurred from 1947-1957.
"History News Network." History News Network. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://hnn.us/articles/1036.html>.
This website helped me understand the Taft-Hartley Act which was a major factor in restricting Unions from becoming socialist.The act forced every employer to swear an oath of loyalty to the state which showed the paranoia of the time.
"McCarran Internal Security Act- 1947." McCarran Internal Security Act- 1947. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.historycentral.com/documents/McCarran.html>. This website helped understand some of the acts produced during the McCarthyism era. Specifically, this website helped me understand the McCarran Internal Security Act.
"The Red Scare." The Red Scare. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/saccov/redscare.html>.
This website helped me understand the First Red Scare. By understanding the First Red Scare, I was able to draw contrasts between the First and Second Red Scare and come to conclusions.
"The "Second" Red Scare: Fear and Loathing in High Places, 1947-1954." HIST 1302. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://iws.collin.edu/kwilkison/Resources%20for%20Students/redscare.html>.
This website furthered my knowledge on the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy. It gives a brief overview of how McCarthy gained momentum and power and lost it in the end.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAalien.htm>.
This website helped me understand the Alien Registration Act which restricted people from speaking against the government. This website also described how this act was used in a post-war period to accuse a Communist parties of conspiring against the government.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm>.
This website gave a thorough biography of Joseph McCarthy. It also describes how he rose to power and how he was a raging alcoholic.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthyism.htm>.
On this website, I gained a deeper knowledge and grasp of how McCarthyism started, gained momentum, and ended. With this research, I was able to branch out and research several topics, acts and events, that were tied to McCarthyism.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAredscare.htm>.
On this website, I read on the two separate Red Scares which shook America. The website gave an overall understanding on the First and Second Red Scare.
"Avalon Project - Truman Doctrine." Avalon Project - Truman Doctrine. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/trudoc.asp>. Truman's Doctrine stated that the U.S. would lend aid to any country feeling the pressure of Communism. This document assisted me in helping me understand the extent of which the U.S. government were to go in order to contain Communism. This document is also thought to be the start marker of the Cold War.
"Cold War Propaganda." Cold War Primary Sources. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://weblist.me/110>. These propaganda posters show the anti-Communist sentiment in the Cold War. These posters helped grasp the gravity of the situation in the Cold War as well as the general public's opinion of Communism.
"Digital History." Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/huac_infiltration2.cfm>. As a primary source, this document was crucial to my research. This document shows the flow of the trials the HUAC conducted and it helped me understand how completely biased and unfair the trials were.
"Joseph McCarthy Telegram to President Truman." Archives.org. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/mccarthy-telegram/images/telegram-page-1.gif>. A picture is worth a thousand words, a telegram, even more. In this telegram, Joseph McCarthy claims to know of Communists within the U.S. government and informs President Truman.
"Joseph McCarthy's Speech on Communists in the U.S. State Department - HistoryWiz Primary Source Cold War." Joseph McCarthy's Speech on Communists in the U.S. State Department - HistoryWiz Primary Source Cold War. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.historywiz.com/primarysources/josephmcarthy.html>. In this speech, McCarthy's beginning and rise to power is started. Joseph McCarthy claims to have 57 names of people who he believes, without any proof, are Communist or Socialist.
"Truman Reply to Joseph McCarthy Telegram." Archives.org. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/mccarthy-telegram/images/truman-reply.gif>. In this telegram, President Truman calls McCarthy's bluff. Truman says Joseph McCarthy's claims are outrageous; however, the telegram probably went unsent.
Secondary Sources
Aboukhadijeh, Feross. "Red Scare -- Again" StudyNotes.org. StudyNotes, Inc., 17 Nov. 2012. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/red-scare-again/>.
I used this website as more of a synopsis than a research website. This website reminded me the key facts and flow of the McCarthyism era.
"53a. McCarthyism." McCarthyism [ushistory.org]. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp>.
This site assisted me with launching my research and interest in the Cold War Era and McCarthyism. It gave me a n overall understanding of what occurred from 1947-1957.
"History News Network." History News Network. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://hnn.us/articles/1036.html>.
This website helped me understand the Taft-Hartley Act which was a major factor in restricting Unions from becoming socialist.The act forced every employer to swear an oath of loyalty to the state which showed the paranoia of the time.
"McCarran Internal Security Act- 1947." McCarran Internal Security Act- 1947. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.historycentral.com/documents/McCarran.html>. This website helped understand some of the acts produced during the McCarthyism era. Specifically, this website helped me understand the McCarran Internal Security Act.
"The Red Scare." The Red Scare. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/saccov/redscare.html>.
This website helped me understand the First Red Scare. By understanding the First Red Scare, I was able to draw contrasts between the First and Second Red Scare and come to conclusions.
"The "Second" Red Scare: Fear and Loathing in High Places, 1947-1954." HIST 1302. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://iws.collin.edu/kwilkison/Resources%20for%20Students/redscare.html>.
This website furthered my knowledge on the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy. It gives a brief overview of how McCarthy gained momentum and power and lost it in the end.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAalien.htm>.
This website helped me understand the Alien Registration Act which restricted people from speaking against the government. This website also described how this act was used in a post-war period to accuse a Communist parties of conspiring against the government.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm>.
This website gave a thorough biography of Joseph McCarthy. It also describes how he rose to power and how he was a raging alcoholic.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthyism.htm>.
On this website, I gained a deeper knowledge and grasp of how McCarthyism started, gained momentum, and ended. With this research, I was able to branch out and research several topics, acts and events, that were tied to McCarthyism.
"Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAredscare.htm>.
On this website, I read on the two separate Red Scares which shook America. The website gave an overall understanding on the First and Second Red Scare.