Understanding the Red Scare in the US

Understanding the Red Scare in the US

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Understanding the Red Scare in the US

Understanding the Red Scare in the US

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Social Studies

12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'Red Scare' refer to in the context of post-World War II America?

Fear of Soviet communism

Fear of nuclear war

Fear of the color red

Fear of economic recession

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?

To support communist party members

To decrease the influence of labor unions

To increase workers' rights to strike

To enhance federal security measures

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Federal Employee Loyalty and Security Program require?

Federal employees to pledge loyalty to the US

All Hollywood actors to denounce communism

All citizens to report suspicious activities

Federal employees to join the military

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee?

Studying the effects of propaganda

Promoting American values abroad

Searching for communist influence in American society

Investigating foreign espionage

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the Hollywood Ten?

Ten Soviet spies

Ten Hollywood directors accused of communism

Ten senators accused of communism

Ten victims of McCarthyism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What claim did Senator Joseph McCarthy make in 1950?

He had a list of 205 communists in the State Department

He was running for president

He had discovered a Soviet spy ring

He supported the Hollywood Ten

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome for Senator McCarthy's claims?

He was censured by the Senate

He was proven correct

He became president

He was promoted

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