Vocab 10B - 2nd Red Scare

Which of the following best describes the 2nd Red Scare?

• Widespread fear of the spread of communism after WW1

• Widespread chaos that followed the first successful test of a nuclear bomb

• Widespread anger towards the US over their interference in Europe after WW2

• Widespread fear of the spread of communism following WW2

Which of the following made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government?

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Communist Control Act

• Smith Act

• Loyalty Act

What program was tasked with checking the loyalty of federal employees by looking for those sympathetic to communism?

• The Red Commission

• The Communist Investigation Council (CIC)

• The Patriot Board

• Loyalty Review Board

The House Un-American Activities Committee was...

• a new branch of the government tasked with destroying communism worldwide

• a Congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activies

• Responsible for overseeing civil rights legislation during the 1950s

• Established to monitor loyalty among federal employees

Group of movie writers, directors, & products who refused to answer HUAC questions about communist ties then blacklisted

• The Red Menace

• Evil Directors Society

• The Communist Filmmakers Guild

• Hollywood Ten

People who were not hired because of suspected communist ties were...

• Exiled

• Traitors

• Blacklisted

• Imprisoned

The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information

• Espionage

• Sabotage

• Blacklisting

• Brinkmanship

Who was suspected as being a spy and convicted of perjury in 1950. Documents released in 90s supported the accusations.

• Julius Rosenberg

• Alger Hiss

• Joseph McCarthy

• Howard W. Smith

Two Americans convicted and executed for espionage in the 50s, later evidence confirmed their ties to Soviet espionage

• McCarthys

• Rosenbergs

• Hiss

• Apollos

Negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty used by HUAC and Senator McCarthy during the 1950s

• Red Alert

• McCarthyism

• Red Purge

• Blacklisted