Understanding the Red Scare and McCarthyism

What does the 'Red' in Red Scare refer to?

• A popular fashion trend in the 1940s

• Soviet communism

• A code name for a secret operation

• The color of the Soviet flag

What act required union leaders to pledge they were not communists?

• The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Federal Employee Loyalty and Security Program

• The Patriot Act

Who were the Hollywood 10?

• A group of producers

• A group of directors

• A group of actors

• A group of screenwriters

What did Senator Joseph McCarthy claim to have in 1950?

• Proof of alien life

• A new strategy to fight communism

• A list of 205 known communists in the State Department

• A plan to end the Cold War

What was the outcome for the Rosenbergs?

• They were imprisoned for life

• They were acquitted

• They were executed in the electric chair

• They fled the country

What was the main goal of the Red Scare after World War II?

• To promote communism

• To root out communism in the US

• To start a new fashion trend

• To increase movie ticket sales

What did the Federal Employee Loyalty and Security Program do?

• Provided security training

• Gave employees a pay raise

• Required loyalty pledges from federal employees

• Offered free vacations

What industry did anti-communist representatives especially fear for spreading communism?

• The automobile industry

• The fashion industry

• The food industry

• The film industry

What was McCarthyism often associated with?

• A type of music

• A new political party

• Exaggerated fear of communism

• A dance move

What did the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 make more difficult?

• For workers to strike

• For schools to teach communism

• For movies to be produced

• For politicians to travel