McCarthyism Notes Flashcard

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This is a investigation carried on with much publicity, supposedly to uncover dangerous activity but actually intended to weaken the political opposition

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Witch-Hunt

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The period of time after World War 2 in which people were afraid of Communists

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Red Scare

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What was the program called where President Truman had FBI screen federal employees for communist ties, resulting in 3,000 employees being either fired or resigned?

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Loyalty Program

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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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Which one of these was NOT a possibility if you failed to appear in front of the HUAC? Fired, Blacklisted, Executed, Jailed

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Executed

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Which one of these was not reason for you to be suspected of being a communist?
- Seeing Hollywood Movies
- Displaying Modern Art
- Having a Multi-racial social circle
- Signing petitions against the use of nuclear weapons

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Seeing Hollywood Movies

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What did Joseph McCarthy claim to have?

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Lists of names of suspected communists working in the government

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What group did McCarthy attack during the Korean War that cost him power?

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The Army

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Which country was the main opponent to the United States during the Cold War?

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Soviet Union

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Who created the tests that would be used in the Loyalty Programs during the Cold War?

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J. Edgar Hoover