McCarthyism

The Red Scare and McCarthyism in the 1950’s illustrate that

• fear of communism in the United States has led to violations of civil rights

• Nazi agents successfully penetrated the Federal Government

• freedom of expression is an unalienable and absolute right

• open immigration policies are encouraged in times of crisis

The term “McCarthyism” has come to symbolize

• unfounded accusations of disloyalty and a climate of fear

• the protection of the constitutional rights of accused persons

• integration in public education

• attempts to encourage totalitarian dictatorships

What was a cause for the investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the late 1940s and the investigations of a Senate committee headed by Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s?

• the belief that there were Communist agents in the federal government

• excessive spending by the United States military

• the corruption and bribery of members of Congress

• actions of President Harry Truman that might have led to his impeachment

In the post-World War II era, Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee attempted to

• develop an effective system for spying on other countries

• make Cold War programs a priority in United States foreign policy

• identify Communists in the government and elsewhere in American society

• establish a policy of detente with the Soviet Union

Who led a “witch hunt” for Communist spies in the United States government during the early 1950s?

• Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren

• President Dwight Eisenhower

• Senator Joseph McCarthy

• Secretary of State Dean Acheson