Mastering Ch. 26: Cold War Comes Home (2nd Red Scare)

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What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?

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House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States.

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The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the _________.

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Rosenberg’s

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When the Space Race began in 1961, which of the following would have been an accurate headline in the
newspaper? Options: "America Impresses Soviets by Sending Man to Space", "Soviets Shock America by Becoming the First to Send a Satellite to Space", "America and the Soviet Union Work Together to Send a Man to Space", "America and the Soviet Union Agree to Abandon Space Programs"

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"Soviets Shock America by Becoming the First to Send a Satellite to Space"

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Group of motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who were mostly blacklisted for failing to cooperate with anti-communist investigations.

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Hollywood Ten 

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Republican Senator from Wisconsin who led a campaign against Communists in US society and government in the 1950s.

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Joseph McCarthy

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First general loyalty program in the United States, designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government.

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Loyalty Review Boards

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What caused McCarthyism?

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Increased fear of communism.

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The HUAC stands for...

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The House Un-American Activities Committee

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Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...

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the US Army