The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism: Key Events and Impacts

What is often the first thing mentioned when the Cold War is brought up in the West?

• The Berlin Wall

• Communism

• The Space Race

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

What major event in 1917 significantly impacted the perception of socialism in the United States?

• The end of World War I

• The Bolshevik Revolution

• The start of World War I

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

What was the primary purpose of Executive Order 9835 signed by President Truman?

• To investigate and remove secret communists

• To end the Korean War

• To establish NATO

• To start the Marshall Plan

Who was accused of being a Soviet spy, leading to a highly publicized trial?

• Alger Hiss

• Whittaker Chambers

• Julius Rosenberg

• Ethel Rosenberg

Which event did NOT contribute to the onset of the Second Red Scare?

• The founding of the Soviet Union

• The Communist Party of China becoming the de facto government

• The successful test of the Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon

• The election of Joseph McCarthy

What nickname was given to the Second Red Scare?

• Rooseveltism

• McCarthyism

• Trumanism

• Hooverism

What was the Lavender Scare primarily concerned with?

• Exposing Hollywood sympathizers

• Exposing secret nuclear information

• Exposing LGBTQ+ government employees

• Exposing secret communists

What year did the Senate vote to censure Senator McCarthy?

• 1956

• 1954

• 1952

• 1950

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Red Scare?

• The blacklisting of Hollywood figures

• The establishment of a socialist party in the US

• The investigation of government employees for communist ties

• The decline of left-wing politics

What was a significant cultural impact of the Red Scare in America?

• Increased support for socialism

• The end of the Cold War

• A rise in American patriotism

• Stigmatization of association with socialism or the left