A Divided Union: Communism, The Cold War and McCarthy

Question 1

What was the name of the US Senator who took advantage of the anti-Communist hysteria?

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy

Question 2

What were the names of two alliances that dominated the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Question 3

How many communists did McCarthy claim were in the State Department?

Accepted Answer

200

Question 4

Which two participants contested the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

USA and USSR

Question 5

What was the term used to describe the increased fear of Communism in the USA

Accepted Answer

The 'Red Scare'

Question 6

Who was accused of spying by the HUAC and imprisoned for perjury in 1950?

Accepted Answer

Walter Hiss (The Hiss Case)

Question 7

What were the name of the couple who were executed for spying for the USSR?

Accepted Answer

The Rosenbergs

Question 8

What was the name of the US army lawyer who argued against McCarthy in court

Accepted Answer

Joseph Welch

Question 9

In 1945 USA dropped the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima. When did USSR first test a nuclear bomb?

Accepted Answer

1949

Question 10

How many Hollywood directors were imprisoned for contempt of court in 1947?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 11

What was the name of the playwright and his play that satirised McCarthyism?

Accepted Answer

Arthur Miller, The Crucilbe

Question 12

What was the name of the head of the FBI who was strongly anti-Communist?

Accepted Answer

J Edgar Hoover

Question 13

Give the correct dates of the Korean War

Accepted Answer

1950-4

Question 14

Which of these countries had communist governments installed by the Soviets after WW2?

Accepted Answer

Poland, Czechoslovakia,Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria

Question 15

In 1945 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Who succeeded him?

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman

Question 16

What term did Winston Churchill used to describe the divide between Eastern and Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

An 'Iron Curtain'

Question 17

What was the McCarran Act?

Accepted Answer

No Communist could carry a US passport, All Communist groups had to register with the US government

Question 18

In the eyes of some, what was the Red Scare symbolic of?

Accepted Answer

A desire to return to traditional values

Question 19

In what year did McCarthy start attacking the US army for alleged Communism?

Accepted Answer

1954

Question 20

What was the Committee set up by US Congress to investigate suspected Communists?

Accepted Answer

House Un-American Activities Committee

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