Red Scare/McCarthyism

Making exaggerated claims of communism against people with little/no evidence

• McCarthyism

• Trumanism

• Marxism

• Communism

Senator from Wisconsin who claimed the U.S. government was infiltrated by hundreds of communists

• Harry Truman

• Douglas MacArthur

• Julius Rosenberg

• Joseph McCarthy

Which of the following was NOT an event that caused fear of communists after World War 1?

• Russian Revolution (communist takeover)

• Increased labor strikes in U.S.

• Increase in immigration to U.S.

• Korean War

Name for the series of FBI/police raids against suspected communists & other "radicals":

• Hoover Raids

• Palmer Raids

• Truman Raids

• Eisenhower Raids

According to President Truman's "Loyalty Order," federal employees had to be analyzed to make sure they were loyal to the United States:

• TRUE

• FALSE

This group investigated & questioned suspected communists in both the government & Hollywood:

• Senate Communist Committee (SCC)

• House Committee on Domestic Terrorism (HCDT)

• Senate Committee on Un-American Activities (SCUA)

• House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

Which of the following was an event that made Americans worry about the spread of communism?

• Soviet Union tests a nuclear weapon (1949)

• China falls to communism (1949)

• Korean War begins (1950)

• All of These

Which of the following was an effect of the Red Scare on some Americans?

• Lives/privacy disrupted

• Reputations ruined (put on blacklists)

• Fired from their jobs

• All of These

Time period in U.S. history characterized by hysteria/panic over the threat of communism in the U.S.

• Red Scare

• Blue Scare

• Black Scare

• Green Scare

What were Julius & Ethel Rosenberg convicted of?

• Renouncing their U.S. citizenship

• Criticizing the U.S. Government

• Espionage (spying) for the Soviet Union

• Selling Illegal Weapons