McCarthyism and the Red Scare

McCarthyism is also known as (a)  

• The Blue Scare

• The Red Scare

• The Witch Scare

• The Red Death

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

The HUAC stands for...

• The House Un-American Activities Committee

• The House Under American Counsel

• The House Un-Republic Activities Committee

• The House Under American Communism

What was the main goal of McCarthyism?

• To remove potential communist from state positions

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

• To divide the Republican Party

The beginning of what event caused McCarthyist ideals to rise?

• The Cold War

• World War II

• The Birth of Michael Kmiec

• The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What other Government Group tried suspected Communists?

• HUAC (House Committee on Un-American Activities)

• SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)

• Vermin Supreme Democrats

• U.S.S.R.

What were Communists called by Senator McCarthy in the 1950s? (a)  

• Commies

• Reds

• bad guys

• Nazis

Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target (a)  

• the House of Representatives

• the poor

• the US Army

• women and children

When people were accused of being a communist, they were jailed and (a)  

• blacklisted

• whitelisted

• executed

• hanged

True or False?President Truman led the anti-communist cause. (a)  

• True

• False