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Red Scare
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1
Which Major League Baseball team changed its name to avoid being associated with communism?
Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
2
In addition to communists, Senator McCarthy also attempted to eradicate which group of people?
Nazis
Intellectuals
Jewish Farmers
Homosexuals
3
Which U.S. President previously served as a secret informant revealing communists to the FBI?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
4
Which famous actor, writer, and director was blacklisted by the U.S. Government?
James Dean
Orson Welles
Humphrey Bogart
Frank Sinatra
5
A "Red Scare" is a widespread fear of what?
Communism
Russians
Monarchy
Nazism
6
Senator Joseph McCarthy became famous after claiming in a speech that he had
Six toes
A list of communists working for the State Department
An embarrassing photo of Harry Truman
An affair with Marilyn Monroe
7
When was the HUAC founded?
1945
1938
1947
1950
8
What year did the First Red Scare begin?
1950
1921
1919
1942
9
What famous jazz musician was "blacklisted" by the HUAC?
Miles Davis
Artie Shaw
John Coltrane
Stan Getz
10
What U.S. Attorney General was known for conducting a series of raids to combat communism?
William P. Rogers
Edmund Randolph
Eric Holder
Alexander Mitchell Palmer
11
The "Hollywood Ten" were
All of the above
A group of Soviet spies who had secretly been making films
A group of actors who were first added to the "blacklist"
A group of popular directors who doubled as mafia bosses
12
What was the purpose of anti-communist propaganda?
To protect people from succumbing to the evils of communism
To entertain government officials
To showcase some of America's best artists and filmmakers
To persuade people to come to America
13
What does the "Red" in Red Scare refer to?
Red hats worn by communists in public
The color of the Soviet flag, associated with communism
Joseph McCarthy's angry face
The blood of the chosen ones
14
The spread of McCarthyism resulted from
Polarization over civil rights cases
The suppression of Japanese-Americans after World War II
Public fear of threats to internal security
A rise in the number of practitioners of Witchcraft
15
Who was president during the First Red Scare of 1919?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Woodrow Wilson
James K. Polk
16
Who was the chairman of the HUAC during the Hollywood Blacklist ordeal?
George S. Patton
Edward J. Hart
Barack Obama
Colin Powell
17
What was the initial purpose of the HUAC?
To bully Irish potato farmers
To stimulate the production of Liberty Sandwiches
To uncover citizens with Nazi ties
To uncover American communists
18
What industry was targeted in the hunt for communists during the Red Scare of the 1950s?
Banking
Hollywood Film Industry
Stock Brokerage
Oil and Gas
19
Being "blacklisted" in the 1950s meant that...
You had a passion for black leather shoes
All of the above
You were suspected of being a communist
You were African American
20
What does HUAC stand for in the context of U.S. History?
House Un-American Activities Committee
House of Unwed American Clowns
Horses Under American Control
Heliocentric Universe of Angular Correlations
21
Which U.S. Senator became famous for his efforts to combat communism in the 1950s?
Michael F. Bennet
Joseph McCarthy
Henry Clay
John Boozman
22
What is communism?
The overwhelming desire to love one's community
And underground boxing counterculture
A hip 1950s dance craze
A form of government in which everything is shared
23
The first Red Scare broke out shortly after which event took place?
The Great Depression
The Nazis invaded Russia
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Bolsheviks seized power in Russia
24
What actions were likely to result in a person being "blacklisted?"
Talking to someone who is a member of the Communist Party
Working with someone who is a member of the Communist Party
All of the Above
Being a member of the Communist Party
25
After the Red Scare, one can conclude that
Every government official is secretly a communist
We are all slaves to a totalitarian regime in disguise
Capitalism rules
Mass hysteria can cause a loss of fundamental rights
26
During which decade did McCarthyism rise to popularity?
1940s
1960s
1950s
1920s
27
What legislation gave the government authority to carry out the Palmer Raids?
Indian Removal Act
Homestead Act
Espionage and Sedition Acts
14th Amendment
28
Who are the names of the two immigrants executed during the First Red Scare?
Benito Sanchez and Vladistov Verostovic
Viktor Frankl and Pablo Picarelli
Vladimir Kostorov and Marcus Aurelius
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
29
During which international conflict did the Second Red Scare occur?
Cold War
World War II
Operation Desert Storm
Vietnam War
30
It's 1950, and you catch your friend reading a copy of "Communism Weekly." What should you do?
Kidnap him and ship him back to the Soviet Union
Exterminate him
Turn him in to the HUAC
Burn his house down
