Y10 (USA) McCarthyism

The Red Scare was a heightened tension in America towards which political groups? (2 correct answers).

• Liberals

• Republicans

• Communists

• Anarchists

In which decade of the 20th Century was the First Red Scare?

• 1910s

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

What had America's relationship with communist countries been like DURING WW2?

• Neutral

• Enemies

• Allies

After WW2, the relationship between America and communism got worse. American began a policy to stop communism spreading. How was it better known?

• Roll Back

• Containment

• Isolationism

• Interventionism

Why did America become so concerned with Communism in the 1950s? (3 correct answers)

• Russia became a nuclear power

• Containment was failing

• Russia had spies working in the USA

• WW2 had bankrupted America

Joseph McCarthy began his search for Communists in American Society. What position did he hold in the US government?

• Governor

• Vice President

• FBI Director

• Senator

McCarthy claimed he had a list of how many Communists (and communist sympathisers) working in the Government?

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 500

What was HUAC?

• House Un-American Committe

• Hollywood Un-American Commission

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• House & Union of Anti-Communists

What contributed to McCarthy's downfall?

• American successes in the Cold War

• He accused members of the Army of being communists

• He retired

• He accused the President of being a communist

Which famous actor left the United States after being 'blacklisted' for refusing to give evidence?

• Greta Garbo

• Stan Laurel

• Oliver Hardy

• Charlie Chaplin