Understanding the Red Scare in the U.S.

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

• To support communist party members

• To require union leaders to declare they were not communists

• To increase the power of labor unions

• To decrease federal government power

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

• To promote loyalty to the Soviet Union

• To support labor strikes

• To decrease the influence of Hollywood

• To investigate federal employees' political affiliations

Which committee was formed to search for communist influence in American society?

• The Un-American Activities Committee

• The House Committee on Foreign Affairs

• The Senate Committee on Labor

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation

What was the outcome for the Hollywood 10 who refused to testify about communism?

• They were imprisoned and blacklisted

• They received awards for bravery

• They were promoted within the industry

• They were elected to political office

What claim did Senator Joseph McCarthy make in 1950?

• He supported the Hollywood 10

• He had names of communists in the State Department

• He was resigning from the Senate

• He had discovered a new film technology

What was the result of McCarthy's inability to prove his claims?

• He moved to the Soviet Union

• He became President

• He was censured by the Senate

• He was promoted

What led many Americans to believe the Soviet Union stole atomic bomb plans?

• A confession from a Soviet spy

• The rapid development of the Soviet atomic bomb

• A documentary film

• Public statements from the U.S. government

What was the fate of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

• They were executed

• They were acquitted of all charges

• They were given a Nobel Prize

• They fled to the Soviet Union

How did the Red Scare affect labor unions in the United States?

• It suppressed their freedom

• It had no effect

• It led to a significant increase in membership

• It strengthened their negotiating power

What was a general consequence of the Red Scare on American society?

• A decrease in Cold War tensions

• Increased support for communism

• Improved relations with the Soviet Union

• A pervasive fear of communist infiltration