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McCarthyism: Red & Lavender Scare

  • IR: Sourcing Squad
  • SQ: How was the media used during the Red Scare to influence public opinion and shape trust in the government?
  • LO: Use sourcing to analyze how Senator Joseph McCarthy & Edward R. Murrow used rhetoric through the new medium of television to accelerate or combat the Red and Lavender Scares, and determine the reliability of Red Scare rhetoric.