The Cold War/McCarthyism

What issue led to many violent controversies and possibly even the assassination of JFK?

• Women's Rights

• Civil Rights

• Labor Rights

True/False: Americans of one political party or another have fully embraced Socialism

• True

• False

Which groups were targeted in America after the Bolshevik revolution? Select all that apply.

• Socialists

• Jews

• Anarchists

• Immigrants

What was an accusation made against Truman that caused him to take such a strong anti-communist stance?

• He was not an American

• He was too soft with communists

• He was himself a secret communits

What happened in China in 1949 that made the Americans even more concerned about communism?

• Mao Zedong became the de facto communist leader of all mainland China

• The USSR invaded China and imposed a communist regime

• China learned about communism from Christian missionaries and suddenly embraced it

What development occured in 1949 in the USSR that also set the USA on edge?

• The USSR successfully invaded China

• The USSR successfully developed a nuclear weapon

• The USSR issued a formal declaration of war against the USA

True/False: The red scare was more about the perceived threat against the US than it was the actual threat to the US.

• True

• False

Who jumped on the idea to begin accusing individuals of communist activities in a hope to gain more republican votes?

• Joseph McCarthy

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

How far into the government system did McCarthyism spread?

• Just local government

• Just local and state government

• Local, state, and federal government

What was the HUAC?

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• Hunt to Uncover American Communism

• Heroes United Against Communism