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What do we mean by historical context?
In Chapter 44, H. Lowe Crosby calls Ambassador Minton a “communist sympathizer.” We find out that he was once fired from the State Department “during the worst era of Senator McCarthy.” To understand the historical context better, research the following:
1. Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy and what is he famous for?
2. Investigate the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood blacklist (1947).
3. What is meant by the term “Red Scare”?
4. What can you infer from your research about the political climate in the USA in the decade that followed the end of World War II?
5. Why do you think Claire Minton’s letter got her husband fired in such a political climate?
Homework: Read and Annotate through Chapter 59
