The Red Scare Pt. 1

The Red Scare Pt. 1

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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The Red Scare Pt. 1

The Red Scare Pt. 1

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History

9th - 12th Grade

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Created by

Patrick Flaherty

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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During what time period did the second Red Scare happen in the U.S.?

1920s

1940s-50s

1970s

1990s

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The main group Americans were told to be worried about during the Red Scare were ________

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following events contributed to the rise of the Red Scare in the United States in the 1940s and 50s?

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Soviet expansion into E. Europe after WWII

The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which U.S. government action during the Red Scare criminalized certain types of speech, made non-citizen adults register with the government, and led to the deportation of suspected communists?

HUAC

The McCarren Internal Security Act of 1950

The Smith Act of 1940

Federal Loyalty Boards

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Signed into law by President Truman with executive order 9835, this program investigated federal government employees for possible communist connections or subversive activity.

HUAC

The McCarren Internal Security Act 1950

The Smith Act 1940

Federal Loylaty Boards

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial reason that Alger Hiss was tried by HUAC and the U.S. government?

Smuggling weapons to Cuban rebels

For suspected espionage/spying for the Nazi government

For suspected espionage/spying for the Soviets

For involvement with the US Communist Party

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Hollywood Ten get in trouble with the federal government and were convicted of a crime?

The helped produce propaganda for the USSR

They refused to testify before HUAC

They refused to testify before a Federal Loyalty Board

They were convicted of espionage/spying

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