McCarthyism & Red Scare Facts
Brain Snacks
Harry Truman served only 82 days as vice president before Franklin Delano Roosevelt's unexpected death elevated him to the presidency. Harry Truman was the last American president to have no educat...
Quotes
"We want to see the time come when we can do the things in peace that we have been able to do in war. If we can put this tremendous machine of ours [...] to work for peace, we can look forward to t...
Statistics
Population of the United States in 1940: 132 million Population of the United States in 1950: 151 million Population of the United States in 1960: 179 million Percentage of American workers who wer...
Acronyms
American Federation of Labor Central Intelligence Agency Congress of Industrial Organizations Communist Party USA House Un-American Activities Committee International Longshoremen's & Warehou...
Glossary
Censure (verb): Negate an action; disapprove; reprimand; "to just say no"(noun): A formal reprimand for inappropriate behavior, issued from a legislative body to one of its members existential thr...