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H.U.A.C Formed
House Un-American Activities Commitee is formed, and this would become the organization that would investigate communists. -
Smith Act passed
The Smith Act set restrictions and laws that had criminal restrictions, and required non-citizens to report and register with the governent -
Hollywood Ten list is revealed
The Hollywood Reporter publishes a list of ten Hollywood people who were Communist sympathizers. -
President Truman releases the Truman Doctrine
President Truman addressed a joint session of congress and in his speech, he stated that America would fight for any country where they repressed communism. -
Alger Hiss convicted of being a communist
After accusations by Joe McCarthy, Alger Hiss was tried and convicted of perjury and espionage. -
N.A.T.O. formed
Western Euoropean countries and America form an alliance to prevent the spreading of communism. -
Joe McCarthy's Speech
Joe McCarthy gives his speech, in West Virginia, where he accuses 205 state government officials of being communists, and Soviet spies. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg eecuted
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg are executed in New York, on conspiracy of espionage, and giving the Soviet Union information about the atomic bomb. -
Warsaw Pact formed
Eastern Euopean countries form a pact to fight against the N.A.T.O. They are led by the main country of the Soviet Union. -
Joe McCarthy dies
Joe McCarthy dies of accute hepititus in Bethesda, Maryland
