Who Is Joseph McCarthy?

Republican Anti Communist Senator from Wisconsin

Who were the Hollywood 10.

10 Witnesses who refused to testify that Communists took over Film Industry

What is the HUAC? (House Un American Committee)

Group that investigates Communist influence in the Hollywood Film Industry.

A list of people who were suspected of Communist Backgrounds/Affiliations.

What was the "Red Scare"

Mass Hysteria that Communists posed a major domestic problem in the US.

Actual Soviet Spy accused of spying on the US. Convicted on Jan 21, 1950.

Persecution of suspected Communists or Communist affilated individuals.

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Cold War At Home

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This topic focuses on how the Cold War affected the United States on the home front with events such as McCarthyism, Red Scare, and etc.

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Who Is Joseph McCarthy?
Persecution of suspected Communists or Communist affilated individuals.
Plan to identify and arrest Soviet Spies within the U.S
Republican Anti Communist Senator from Wisconsin
A Movement that wished to prevent Soviet expansion in Western Europe.
2
Who were the Hollywood 10.
A group of 10 Hollywood actors and writers that Defected to Soviet Union.
A List of 10 Actual Soviet Spies planning to take over the White House.
10 Witnesses who refused to testify that Communists took over Film Industry
A group of 10 individuals who were accused of being spies.
3
What is the HUAC? (House Un American Committee)
Committee that monitored Soviet Activity all over the world.
Group that investigates Communist influence in the Hollywood Film Industry.
A list of people who were condemned because of suspected Communist activity
A Federal Task Force that uncovered spies and Communists.
4
Soviet Spies were Active in America Before Cold War
False
True
5
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were Sentenced to Death for Espionage
False
True
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What is a Blacklist
List of Wanted Indivduals by the Federal Government
List of Actual Soviet Spies Active in America and Europe
A list of people who were suspected of Communist Backgrounds/Affiliations.
List of people to be boycotted and Punished
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What was the "Red Scare"
Fears of a Communist Uprising in US similar to Russian Revolution.
Mass Hysteria that Communists posed a major domestic problem in the US.
Fears that Soviet Union would Invade the United States and Start WW3.
Violent purging of Suspected American Communists and Spies.
8
Who was Alger Hiss
Actual Soviet Spy accused of spying on the US. Convicted on Jan 21, 1950.
Soviet Ambassador to U.S
Senator from Wisconsin
Hollywood Actor accused of being a Spy.
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What Is McCarthyism?
Republican Anti Communist Senator from Wisconsin
Persecution of suspected Communists or Communist affilated individuals.
Plan to identify and arrest Soviet Spies within the U.S
A Movement that wished to prevent Soviet expansion in Western Europe.

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