McCarthyism/ Red Scare

Who is this?

• Dwight Eisenhower
• Harry Truman
• Joseph McCarthy
• Donald Trump

According to the document, if communism prevailed American society would....

• Become more capitalistic
• Flourish
• Collapse
• Eliminate Communism

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

I the 1950's Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...

• Was convicted as a spy.
• Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.
• Helped Eisenhower become president.
• Went to Korea and said atomic weapons should be used to break the stalemate.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

The HUAC stands for...

• The House Un-American Activities Committee
• The House Under American Counsel
• The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
• The House Under American Communism

The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

• Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
• Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
• Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
• Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Why did no one challenge McCarthy?

• They loved him
• They thought he was funny
• They knew he was right
• They were afraid of him

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

The "Red Scare" means

• People were afraid of the color red.
• People thought Red's were friends. 
• People were afraid of Communists. 
• People were afraid of Democrats. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When people were accused of being a communist, they were jailed and...

• blacklisted
• whitelisted
• executed
• hanged

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

True or False?
Books were banned if they had "pro-communist" leanings.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

In theory, under _____________, all means of production are owned in common, rather than by individuals

• Communism
• McCarthyism
• Domino Theory
• Dissident

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9