McCARTHYISM

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History
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9th - 12th Grade
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Paige Brannum
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
McCarthyism has become known as
The Blue Monster
The Witch Hunt
The Red Scare
The Red Death
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
McCarthyism focused on which groups of people?
Farmers, business people, and White House employees
Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees
The rich, immigrants, and teachers
College students, professors, and factory workers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What helped fuel McCarthyism?
President Truman making atomic bombs.
Bombing China.
Japanese spies.
Increased fear of communism.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The HUAC stands for...
The House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
The House Under American Counsel
The House Under American Communism
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Senator McCarthy's lost popular support when he accused ...?
the House of Representatives
the US Army
the poor
women and children
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Hollywood actors, directors, writers, etc. were accused of being a communist, they were jailed and...
blacklisted
executed
whitelisted
hanged
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Joseph McCarthy was censured (or condemned) by the U.S. Senate for his tactics and behavior?
True
False
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