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Understanding the Lavender Scare

Understanding the Lavender Scare

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Lavender Scare primarily concerned with?

The fear of communism infiltrating the government

The dismissal of homosexuals from federal employment

The spread of socialism in the United States

The rise of civil rights movements in the 1960s

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which era did many homosexuals move to larger cities to live more freely?

The Great Depression

World War II

The Roaring Twenties

The Civil Rights Movement

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which societal change in the 20th century helped fuel the Lavender Scare?

The end of World War I

The Civil Rights Movement

The Great Depression

The Cold War

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which executive order banned homosexuals from working in the federal government?

Executive Order 11246

Executive Order 9981

Executive Order 10450

Executive Order 9066

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the senator from Wisconsin associated with the Red Scare and Lavender Scare?

Dwight Eisenhower

Harry Truman

Lyndon B. Johnson

Joseph McCarthy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason given for dismissing homosexuals from federal jobs during the Lavender Scare?

They were seen as a threat to national security

They were considered unqualified

They were thought to be susceptible to blackmail

They were believed to be communists

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant consequence of the Lavender Scare for those affected?

A boost in federal employment for minorities

Increased job opportunities in the private sector

A rise in communist sympathies

A brain drain from the federal government

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