Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Life Under Communism in Eastern Europe
Activity based resource on political and economic systems, asks students to explore communism, capitalism, socialism and democracy and formulate informed opinions for discussion and debate. Group and individual work.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Anti Communism in the 1950s
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay tracing the anti-Communist hysteria beginning in earnest at the end of World War II that resulted in Truman's federal Loyalty Security program and ending with McCarthyism in the 1950s.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Communism, Capitalism, and Democracy in China
Activity in which students study the elements of communism, capitalism and democracy for a critical analysis of China's former and current economic/political system. Individual, small group, and class participation.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Communist Party Usa
Wikipedia offers a comprehensive encyclopedia entry on the Communist Party USA. Content includes a focus on this party's formation and history, its ideology, relations with other groups, leaders of the party, current activities, and much...
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Develop Physical Education Activities
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Develop physical education activities in peasant villages" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the Huxian peasant painters collective, Zhao Kunhan, 1975.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Sternly Attack Criminal Activities
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Sternly attack criminal activities" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Yan Ming, 1983.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Huac and Hollywood
This video and support materials detail the Hollywood blacklist and House Un-American Activities Committee, chronicling the fear of Communism and resulting blacklist based on political ideology. The video is from the American Masters...
Curated OER
History Matters: "The World Was at Stake"
The House Un-American Activities Committee, a Congressional committee, sought to find Communist activity in the film industry. Read the transcript from hearings questioning Jack Warner, head of Warner Brothers film company, Louis B....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Huac: Backlash and Implications
These videos and support materials explore the intense division experienced by those who testified before and blacklisted by HUAC during the Cold War, focusing on the testimony of Elia Kazan. The videos are from American Masters None...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Communist Party Usa History and Geography
Maps and charts detail electoral support, showing the number and percentage of votes for Communist candidates in every county and state from 1922 to 1946, party membership by state or district from 1922-1950, the intense geography of...
George Washington University
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: House Un American Activities Committee
A description of the genesis of the House Un-American Activities Committee and the bullying inquisition of those the committee accused of having Communist leanings.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: The Hollywood Blacklist
This site describes what went on in Hollywood during the Red Scare of the 1950s when many actors and directors were asked to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about possible communist activity in Hollywood.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Huac
The HUAC was formed in 1938 to investigate Fascist and Communist activities in the United States but came into prominence in 1947 during the second Red Scare in the Cold War era and the "Communist Witch Hunts".
PBS
Pbs: Commanding Heights: Mao Zedong
This is a great biography of Mao Zedong (1893-1976). Looks at his early life, political activism, military leadership, unifying China, and policies implemented under his rule. A great site for learning about Chinese History in the 20th...
Other
Behind the Scenes: The Mc Carran Internal Security Act
Read about the origins and impact of the McCarran Internal Security Act which President Harry Truman called "the greatest danger to freedom of speech, press and assembly, since the Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798." Find out how a fear of...
Other
Amistad Digital Resource: Mc Carthyism
Detailed account of the anti-communist campaign conducted by the House of Un-American Activities and Joseph McCarthy during the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare. The primary targets of such suspicions were...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Hollywood Ten
Primary source documents related to the Hollywood Ten, a group of writers, directors, and producers who were blacklisted for purported un-American activities and ties to Communism. All materials can be downloaded.
San Diego State University
San Diego State University: Internal Security Act of 1950 (Mc Carran Act) [Pdf]
The McCarran Act was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the words of the act "to protect the United States against certain un-American and subversive activities by requiring registration of Communist...
San Diego State University
World History for Us All: World Politics and Global Economy After Ww Ii [Pdf]
It is imperative that learners understand what happened in Europe after WWII, so they may gain a deep knowledge of our contemporary world, including its key economic, social, and political developments. This in-depth unit covers topics...
Sam Houston State University
Shsu: The Warsaw Pact
Contains a wealth of information about the Warsaw Pact. Includes information about the Soviet Alliance System, the organization of East European National units, the development of Socialist Armies in Eastern Europe, East-West diplomacy...
Other
Cpsu: J. Edgar Hoover Huac Testimony
Read the testimony of J. Edgar Hoover before the House Un-American Activities Committee where he explains the destructive nature of Communists in the United States.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Becoming Visible: Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller is presented in this biography for his plays revolving around post-World War II America, paying particular attention to the middle class and effects of Communism. See "Arthur Miller Activities" for related materials.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Chinese Civil War: Why Did the Communists Win? [Pdf]
Article looks at war and military by examining the Chinese Civil War between the Nationalists and Communists. Includes questions for discussion and writing and small group activity in which students use evidence to support the main...
Other
Guide to American Political Parties
Complete directory of the political parties that are active in the United States. Links to each party's website are included along with a brief overview of each one with major players.