Red Scare and Cold War

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.

The HUAC stands for...

• The House Un-American Activities Committee
• The House Under American Counsel
• The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
• The House Under American Communism

Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...

• the House of Representatives
• the poor
• the US Army
• women and children

Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist

• Whitelisted

• Blacklisted

• Redlisted

• Bluelisted

McCarthyism was what?

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
• an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
• a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
• The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

McCarthyism targeted which groups?

• Farmers, business people, and White House employees
• The rich, immigrants, and teachers
• Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees
• College students, professors, and homosexuals

What was the Economic Plan used by the United States to help rebuild Europe after WWII?

• NATO

• Marshall Plan

• Schleiffen Plan

• Berlin Airlift

Which of the following was the international organization formed after WWII to maintain world peace?

• World Bank

• The European Union

• League of Nations

• United Nations

Why is the Cold War considered a "cold" war, compared to WWII, a "hot" war?

• Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere

• The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area

• The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and plunge the earth into nuclear winter

• The Soviet Union and United States never fought each other directly and used smaller nations as proxy wars

Which of the following was not part of the "Big Three" during the Yalta Conference?

• France

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Great Britain