U.S. History Exit Ticket 53: McCarthyism

What is the Red Scare?

• Fear of the spread of democracy

• Fear of the spread of free speech

• Fear of the spread of disease

• Fear of the spread of communism

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.

What was the main goal of McCarthyism?

• To remove potential communist from state positions

• To witch hunt people McCarthyist did not like

• To bring early attention to Ronald Reagan (Pre Political Career)

• To divide the Republican Party

McCarthyism targeted which groups?

• Farmers, business people, and White House employees
• The rich, immigrants, and teachers
• Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees
• College students, professors, and homosexuals

What did Senator Joseph McCarthy claim to have in his hand during a Senate meeting?

• Evidence of a planned coup

• A letter from the President

• A secret treaty with the Soviet Union

• A list of names of Communist Party members in the State Department

8(B)

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

• Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.

• U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.

• Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed.

• U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.

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8B

8(B)

In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about -

• Japanese Americans confined in internment camps

• organizers of the Civil Rights movement

• accomplices in the Watergate scandal

• members of the Communist Party in government positions

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8B

What was the surname of the couple who were executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union?

• Hiss

• Greenglass

• Rosenberg

• Chambers