Red Scare

Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...

• the House of Representatives

• the poor

• the US Army

• women and children

What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?

• To prevent workers from joining labor organizations

• To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests

• To suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges

• To halt the spread of communists ideas by radicals

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Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because -

• assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful

• economic decline had increased the competition for jobs

• communists were infiltrating the United States

• political machines had too much power in urban areas

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What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?

• Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.

• Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporates monopolies.

• Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses,

• Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.

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What was the name of the Senator from Wisconsin known for his anti-communist accusations during the early 1950s?

• Joseph McCarthy

• Roy Cohn

• Richard Nixon

• Henry Wallace

The period of the early 1950s known as the "Red Scare" refers to what?

• People were afraid of the color red.

• People thought Red's were friends.

• People were afraid of Communists.

• People were afraid of Democrats.

What does HUAC stand for?

• The House Un-American Activities Committee

• The House Under American Counsel

• The House Un-Republic Activities Committee

• The House Under American Communism

Which American state department official was accused of being a communist spy, put on trial and convicted of espionage?

• Whitaker Chambers

• Alger Hiss

• Paul Robeson

• Edward Snowden

Anyone who admitted they were a communist or was suspected of being a communist was put on a list and never given a job in an industry again. This effectively ruined many careers.

• Whitelisted

• Blacklisted

• Redlisted

• Bluelisted

In the 1950's, Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...

• Was convicted as a spy.

• Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.

• Helped Eisenhower become president.

• Went to Korea and said atomic weapons should be used to break the stalemate.