Heimler Topic 8.3: The Second Red Scare

What does 'Red' symbolize in the context of the Second Red Scare?

• The Republican Party

• Danger or warning

• Soviet communism

• The color of the Soviet flag

What was the primary goal of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?

• To prevent federal employees from striking

• To make it harder for workers to strike

• To increase workers' rights

• To support union leaders

What was the purpose of the Federal Employee Loyalty and Security Program?

• To promote loyalty among federal employees

• Both A and B

• To investigate federal employees' political affiliations

• To provide security training for federal employees

Who were the Hollywood 10?

• Actors accused of being communists

• Producers who were members of the Communist Party

• Directors blacklisted for refusing to testify about communism

• Screenwriters who supported McCarthy

What was McCarthyism primarily associated with?

• Support for labor unions

• Promotion of Hollywood films

• The hunt for communists within the US

• The fight against fascism

How did Senator Joseph McCarthy gain national prominence?

• By opposing the Taft-Hartley Act

• By claiming to have a list of communists in the State Department

• By supporting the Hollywood 10

• Through his work in labor unions

What was the significance of the Un-American Activities Committee?

• It was established by Joseph McCarthy

• It searched for communist influence in American society

• It was involved in the creation of the Taft-Hartley Act

• It supported the rights of workers to strike

What led to the decline of McCarthy's influence?

• The support of Hollywood

• The end of the Cold War

• His inability to prove his claims of communists in the State Department

• His election as President

What was the outcome for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

• They were exonerated

• They received life imprisonment

• They were executed

• They fled to the Soviet Union

What effect did the Red Scare have on American society?

• Strengthening of labor unions

• Expansion of the film industry

• General fear of communist infiltration

• Increased support for communism