McCarthyism and the Red Scare

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

Communism is to the Soviet Union as _________ is to the United States

• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Totalitarianism
• Fascism

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

• blacklisted
• whitelisted
• executed
• hanged

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

• True
• False

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According to the document, McCarthy had a list of names of communists in...

• Hollywood
• Government
• Military
• the President's family

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According to the document, The original premise of the comic book Captain America was to...

• Fight "Bad Guys"
• Stand up against communism
• Create a "Civil War"
• Unite the Nation against socialism

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This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism

• Ronald Reagan & Freinds
• The Red Menaces
• Soviets
• Hollywood 10

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What was the surname of the couple who were executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union?

• Hiss

• Greenglass

• Rosenberg

• Chambers

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McCarthyism is also known as

• The Blue Scare
• The Red Scare
• The Witch Scare
• The Red Death

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.