22.3 Quiz The Cold War and American Society

What prompted the Red Scare?

• A Soviet submarine was spotted in the Atlantic Ocean near New York City.

• A defecting Soviet agent revealed plans for the Soviets to infiltrate American society.

• Several Communists in Chicago began firebombing businesses.

• The Korean War had caused a fear of communism.

What was the ultimate fear during the Red Scare?

• that Soviet spies were crossing into the U.S. from Canada

• that the Soviets might gain ground in Asia

• that Communists would subvert the U.S. government

• that Stalin would invade Europe

What was the purpose of the Loyalty Review Program?

• to weed out federal employees who were still loyal to Roosevelt

• to give Senator Joseph McCarthy the ability to arrest government employees

• to calm fears about communism and create an anti-Red Scare advertising campaign

• to determine whether government employees had communist leanings

How did the House Un-American Activities Committee obtain so much power?

• The Red Scare quieted and the committee was allowed to do its job.

• J. Edgar Hoover, head of the F.B.I., expanded its role.

• Senator Joseph McCarthy obtained greater funding.

• Many Communists were found within government agencies.

What happened to people in Hollywood who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee?

• They formed the Screen Actors Guild.

• They were arrested and sent to prison.

• They were blacklisted from working in Hollywood.

• They were promoted in the Red Channels.

Why did the case of Alger Hiss intensify the Red Scare?

• He testified to the House Un-American Activities Committee that spies had infiltrated the White House.

• He accused several key government officials of being former Communists.

• He was a government official accused of spying for the Communists.

• He was convicted and sentenced to death for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviets.

How did Senator Joseph McCarthy rise to national status and recognition?

• He brought charges against the Rosenbergs, who were eventually tried and executed for spying.

• He held public hearings in which he accused anyone he disliked of being a Communist.

• He wrote a series of pamphlets in which he published his list of subversives.

• He held meetings with the president to enact protections against communism in America.

How did McCarthy intensify the Red Scare?

• He brought charges against the Rosenbergs, who were eventually tried and executed for spying.

• He held public hearings in which he accused anyone he disliked of being a Communist.

• He wrote a series of pamphlets in which he published his list of subversives.

• He held meetings with the president to enact protections against communism in America.

How did McCarthy's influence over American life end?

• The national newspapers declared him a fraud.

• J. Edgar Hoover withdrew his support for McCarthy.

• He lost the reelection to his Senate seat.

• Joseph Welch, the army's lawyer, publicly accused him of cruelty and misconduct.

How did the Cold War affect life in the 1950s?

• The national newspapers declared him a fraud.

• J. Edgar Hoover withdrew his support for McCarthy.

• He lost the reelection to his Senate seat.

• Joseph Welch, the army's lawyer, publicly accused him of cruelty and misconduct.