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Inspired by Communism's emergence as a recognized political force.
What is the First Red Scare?
The years America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism.
What is the 1940's and 50's
A place Communist could be lurking.
What is a college professor?
He defected on September 5, 1945, with 109 documents on Soviet espionage activities in the West.
Who was Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko?
"Any man who has been named by a either a senator or a committee or a congressman as dangerous to the welfare of this nation, his name should be submitted to the various intelligence units, and they should conduct a complete check upon him. It’s not too much to ask." This man said this quote.
Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy?
Was a cipher clerk for the Soviet Embassy to Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.
Who was Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko?
The party that helped organize labor unions.
What is the Communist Party?
The time of which the communist threat reach a fever pitch.
What is the early 1950's?
"President read my text with great irritation, slammed it back at me and said he would not refer to McCarthy personally—‘I will not get in the gutter with that guy."
The man who stated this quote.
What is Jackson Eisenhower?
"He leapt to national fame on 9 February 1950 with a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, where he waved a piece of paper and claimed "I have in my hand" a list of known communist loyalists working in the State Department." This man spoke this speech.
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
She exposed two networks of spies, ultimately naming over 80 Americans who had engaged in espionage for the Soviets.
Who was Elizabeth Terrill Bentley?
The number of members the Communist party gained in 1940-1941.
What is 75,000?
The state McCarthy was the Senator of.
What is Wisconsin?
He was already named as a suspected communist by another suspect at the hearings.
Who was Arthur Miller?
Was an American spy for the Soviet Union from 1938 until 1945.
Who was Elizabeth Terrill Bentley?
A 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller.
The year that the Soviet Union tested an atomic bomb.
What is 1949?
The person who dared to tangle with McCarthy and wasn't afraid of being labeled disloyal.
What is nobody?
Miller was fined $500 dollars and sentenced to several days in prison.
What is 30 days?
"President read my text with great irritation, slammed it back at me and said he would not refer to McCarthy personally—‘I will not get in the gutter with that guy." The year this quote was dated.
What is 1953?
Were arrested in 1950 on charges of stealing atomic bomb secrets for the Soviets and were executed in 1953.
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
A Marine Corps Veteran of World War II and a U.S. senate in 1946.
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
"Any man who has been named by a either a senator or a committee or a congressman as dangerous to the welfare of this nation, his name should be submitted to the various intelligence units, and they should conduct a complete check upon him. It’s not too much to ask." The year that this quote was dated.
What is 1953?
Started keeping a list of organizations that it deemed subversive beginning in 1942.
What was The Department of Justice?
In Miller's hearing, he gave the committee a detailed account of his political activities leaving one thing out.
What is a communist party member?