Red Scare, '50s Economic Boom, & the Cuban Missile Crisis

During 1949 & 1950, which of the following did not happen?

• the Soviets tested an atomic bomb

• China became communist

• North Korea invaded South Korea

• Elvis was sent to the moon

The fear that communists both outside and inside America were working to destroy American life became known as

• the Blue Nightmare

• the novel pandemic

• the Red Scare

• the Salem Witch Trials

In response to the Red Scare, the (a)   (four letters) was created by Congress to investigate possible subversive activities by fascists, Nazis, or communists.

Which segment of our society did HUAC famously hold hearings with in D.C. to prevent the spread of communist ideas to the masses of American people

• the Meat Industry

• Hollywood

• Motown Record Studios

• the U.S. Army

Out of fear, movie executives met and created a list of actors, directors, producers, etc that were _____________________, meaning they were not to be hired because of their suspected communist ties.

• banned

• executed

• given a raise

• blacklisted

Time Magazine editor Whitaker Chambers accused this long time state department official of being a member of the communist party

• Joseph McCarthy

• Alger Hiss

• Richard Nixon

• Kemmons Wilson

Why were these two individuals arrested, put on trial, and sentenced to death in the 1950s?

• they robbed a local shoe factory and murdered on of its employees

• they conspired with Karl Fuchs to sell atomic secrets to the Soviets

• they were serial killers from Massachusetts

• they started and lead the Communist Party of America and tried to recruit members of Congress into their party

____________________, a senator from Wisconsin, claimed he knew of 205 individuals within the federal government who were members of the communist party, and became the leader of HUAC for years.

• John Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Joseph McCarthy

• Ronald Reagan

As McCarthy's claims of communists in our government became more evident, he was eventually censured by the Senate and his popularity waned. Today, what does McCarthyism mean?

• to call people communist because you think they may have an atomic bomb in their back pocket

• to make false, baseless claims about people, often times ruining their reputations, while trying to make a name for yourself

• it means nothing, that was a long time ago Mr. Wyss

• to speak for an unlimited amount of time on the Senate floor to prevent a bill being passed

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act, better known as the ___________________ helped millions of returning WWII soldiers go to college, start businesses, and buy homes.

• GI Bill

• Veteran's Day Law

• Baby Boom

• Cold War Bill