2nd Red Scare

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What was Joseph McCarthy's profession?

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U.S. Senator

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What caused many US government members to lose their jobs? Options: They were communists, Wrong accusations of being communists, Wrong accusations of being Nazis

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Wrong accusations of being communists

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Which political trend characterized the era of McCarthyism? Options: the effort to end the welfare system and remove regulations on US businesses, the willingness to provide political asylum to persecuted people worldwide, the effort to transform the United States into a society based on civil equality, the use of false accusation of communism as a weapon against political opponents

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the use of false accusation of communism as a weapon against political opponents

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How do the headlines "Attorney General Palmer Deports 249 Foreigners" (1919), "Nixon Accuses Alger Hiss of Espionage" (1948), and "Rosenbergs Executed for Treason" (1953) demonstrate what is happening during the 20th Century?

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fear of communist activities prompted government actions

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

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Alger Hiss

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Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist. What is this list called?

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Blacklisted

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

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Hollywood 10

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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.