24 Facts
Spoke in Wheeling West Virginia about communists in the government.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
The crucible is based on _____
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
Time period of the first red scare
what is 1917-1920?
Tensions between the U.S. and USSR very high but no direct conflict between the two
The Cold War
Year for the first Soviet nuke test
what is 1949?
An American spy for the Soviet Union from 1938 until 1945. In 1945, she defected from the Communist Party and Soviet intelligence and became an informer for the U.S. She exposed two networks of spies, ultimately naming over 80 Americans who had engaged in espionage for the Soviets.
Who is Elizabeth Bentley?
Volatile campaign against communists in the U.S government
What is McCarthyism?
McCarthy's position in the government
What is Republican U.S Senator?
How McCarthy died
Alcoholism, leading to liver failure
This person led the Communists in china
Who is Mao Zedong?
This person wrote the Crucible
who is Arthur Miller?
Year the crucible was made
what is 1952?
Time period of the second red scare
what is 1946-1954?
Year of McCarthy's death
what is 1957?
This person led the Communists in Russia
Joseph Stalin
One of the most influential opponents of McCarthyism was the famed CBS newscaster and analyst _____
Who is Edward R. Murrow?
What is the Crucible an allegory for?
What is McCarthyism?
Number of communists names in the U.S government that McCarthy had in Wheeling West Virginia
What is over 200?
Communists in the north vs the U.S in the south
What is the Korean war?
McCarthy served in this military branch
What is the Marine Corps?
This organization started keeping a list of organizations that it deemed subversive beginning in 1942. This list was first made public in 1948, when it included 78 items.
What is The Department of Justice?
The Crucible was originally this
What is a Play?
Consequence of the two agents who sold documents from the Manhattan project to the USSR
What is capital punishment/death scentence?
number of members communist party in the U.S gained in 1940-1941
Period of time for the Salem Witch Trials
what is 1692-1693