18-3 Quiz

The fear of communism following World War II is known as

• the First Red Scare

• the Second Red Scare

• the Great Awakening

• the Second Great Awakening

Suspected Communists were referred to as "_______"

• Reds
• Pirates
• Cubs
• Braves

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 Un-American Activities Committee

• conducted loyalty checks and investigated "subversive" activities

• was responsible for governing Germany following the war

• promoted ideals of Socialism

• executed Sacco and Vanzetti

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

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

Americans who refused to testify against possible communists were

• tried for treason

• blacklisted

• redlisted

• zombified

Which American state department official was accused of being a communist and taken to trial?

• Jake Spero

• Alger Hiss

• Mikhael Gorbachev

• Jarret Hurd

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of giving secret information to

• Nazi Germany

• Italy

• Korea

• The Soviet Union

What was Joseph McCarthy's role in the U.S. Government?

• Republican Senator

• President of the United States

• Supreme Court Justice

• Secretary of Defense.

Why did Joseph McCarthy start accusing people of being communist?

• make a name for himself and win reelection

• He had a lot of credible information and evidence that communists were taking over the United States

• To protect the United States from the spread of communism

• To make money and increase his wealth