The Crucible: McCarthyism & Red Scare

Selections from Ellen Schrecker's 1994 book.

Timeline of BBC news reports during the Cold War.

An overview of the 1947 HUAC hearings.

Timeline of television and radio clips from the Canadian Broadcasting Company.

Covers the events, people, and documents of the Cold War. From George Washington University and the Cold War International History Project.

Excerpt from The Encyclopedia of the American Left.

Includes links to information about McCarthyism.

Text and audio of the Army-McCarthy Hearing exchange between Joseph Welch and Joe McCarthy.

A collection of resources from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Documents compiled by the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Readings and documents on the historical context of the Cold War from the National Park Service.

Articles from a special edition of National Screen Actor magazine devoted to the effect of HUAC on the motion picture industry.