Chapter 27: Cold War Comes Home CS 25

Identify all the groups in American society who were suspected of Communist activity and were targeted in the Second Red Scare.

• college professors

• construction workers

• actors

• store clerks

• directors

Controversies involving McCarthyism and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the Post-World War II concern over

• testing nuclear missiles

• joining the United Nations

• placing weapons in outer space

• spying by Communists in the United States

I. ________________________________

A. Blacklists

B. Loyalty review boards

C. Bomb shelters

D. The Rosenberg Trial

Which heading is most appropriate for the partial outline above?

• Results of World War I

• The Cold War at Home

• Problems of Urbanization

• Reactions to Immigration

During President Truman's time in office, he ordered all federal employees to sign a loyalty oath. Why did he take this action?

• to bring an end to segregation throughout the United States

• to ensure there were no Communist sympathizers in government

• to have people show that they are truly patriotic Americans

• to show he abided by Constitutional protections

How did the Congress further respond to Truman's order for federal employees to take loyalty oaths.

• It signed a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.

• It created the House Un-American Activities Committee.

• It shared the secrets of the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union

• It passed a law blocking false charges against Communist sympathizers.

-United States Sends Foreign Aid To Greece and Turkey

-Senator McCarthy Names Hundreds of Communists Working In U.S. Government

Which generalization regarding the newspaper headlines above is most valid?

• The Cold War affected United States domestic and foreign policy

• The Soviet Union assisted in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII

• The United States returned to a foreign policy of neutrality after WWII

• The United Nations led to effort to destroy fascism in Europe

The term "McCarthyism" is sometimes used to describe

• removing members of Congress for abuses of power

• investigating civil service employees for corruption

• using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials

• accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence

Between 1946 and 1954, the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator Joseph McCarthy attracted public attention by investigating

• allegations of Communist influences in government

• civil rights violations against African Americans

• corruption by companies in the defense industry

• war crimes of German and Japanese officials

What are the protesters in the photograph expressing?

• their dislike for Latin America

• their distrust of Nazi Germany

• their hatred of Communism

• their fear of nuclear holocaust

The House Committee on Un-American Activities, the Rosenberg trial, and the McCarthy hearings led to

• military actions by NATO

• a decrease in tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• an American attempt to control Communist infiltration in government

• the creation of the Warsaw Pact