During the 1950s, the American people began to develop a fear of internal communist subversion. The Korean stalemate, the "loss" in China, and the development of a Soviet atomic bomb were setbacks in the American battle against communism. Searching for people to blame, the American people were attracted to the idea of a communist conspiracy within American borders. Out of this "witch hunt," the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the …showed first 75 words of 378 total…

…showed last 75 words of 378 total…The HUAC, the Hiss-Chambers case, and the Federal Employee Loyalty Program demonstrated American devotion to ridding themselves of the possibility of communism subversion. With the exception of a few, many politicians, actors, writers, and government employees were unjustly investigated and interrogated. Undeservingly, they lost their jobs along with their careers. The HUAC, the Hiss-Chambers case, and the Federal Employee Loyalty Program were the stepping stones to the crusade against communist, which became known as McCarthyism.