WorksheetsCold War at Home
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who were the people targeted during the 1950's for possibly changing the American culture?
suspected communists
republicans
What law unified the Armed Services under the Department of Defense?
McClarran Act
National Security Act
Central Intelligence Agency
Espionage Act
Which American agency collects information about what is happening in other Nations to inform the president to decide government and military action?
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
When you were accused of something then unable to get a job it was called
blacklist
subversion
espionage
segregation
The group with the job to seek out communists and expose them was the
House of Un-American Activities Committee
CIA
FBI
Warsaw Pact
Which law made members of the communist party register with the US attorney's office to declare their affiliation?
The McClarran Act
Social Security Act
McCarthy Act
Espionage Act
Accusing someone of communism and disloyalty without proof is called
McCarthyism
Espionage
blacklist
McCarran Act
Two people that were accused of being communists and giving secrets to Soviet Spies and were executed were?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Sacco and Vanzetti
Jack and Jill McCarthy
Bonnie and Clyde
Which of the following people would most likely accused of supporting communist ideas in the 1950's?
a union activist
a financial advisor
a banker
a business owner
Why were Americans suspicious when the CIA formed?
They feared that they would also be spied upon
The feared that the CIA would spread communism
The feared that America would go to war with Soviet Union
They feared that Democracy would continue in the US.
What was the primary purpose of the House of Un-American Activities Committee during the 1950s?
To promote American culture abroad
To regulate the stock market
To investigate suspected communist activities
To support the civil rights movement
What was a common consequence for individuals who were blacklisted during the McCarthy era?
They were promoted to higher positions
They received public commendations
They were awarded government contracts
They faced difficulty finding employment
What was the name of the alliance formed by democratic nations?
NATO
CIA
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
What was the name of the alliance formed by Communist nations to counter NATO?
Warsaw Pact
CIA
League of Nations
United Nations
