McCarthyism – Flashcards
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As a result of the work of the House Un-American Activities Committee, hundreds of people were
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blacklisted
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Because of the activities of people like Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, and David Greenglass, the 1940s and 1950s can be called an age of
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espionage
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The purpose of President Truman's Federal Employee Loyalty Program was to
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identify possible communists working within the federal government.
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During the 1950s, Joseph McCarthy was
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an outspoken senator from Wisconsin.
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The Senate committee that investigated Joseph McCarthy's original claim of communists in the government concluded that
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the charges were completely without merit.
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When the Rosenberg case was appealed to the Supreme Court, the court
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upheld the Rosenbergs' conviction.
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Which of the following was a result of Joseph McCarthy's attacks on President Truman in the early 1950s?
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Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1952
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As a result of fears regarding the Cold War, many Americans
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built bomb shelters in their backyards.
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Read this quotation.
"I think that it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution . . . speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation. Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character prosecution in the Senate, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been ruined." -Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 1950
Although Senator Smith does not name anyone in this quotation, she is most likely referring to
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Joseph McCarthy.
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What was the major motivation behind the actions of President Truman's loyalty boards and those of the House Un-American Activities Committee?
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a fear of the spreading influence of the Soviet Union
