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In 1950, ___ outlawed the planning of any action that might lead to a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States.
McCarran Act
In response to charges of being “soft on communism,” the ___ was established which investigated over 3 million federal employees.
Loyalty Review Board
Documents implicated ____ who was an official of the State Department accused of spying for the Soviet Union.
Alger Hiss
A British scientist admitted giving the Soviets secret information about the American bomb and implicated ___.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Many Americans felt threatened by the rise of communist governments on which two continents?
Asia and Europe
In the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy said ____were guilty of treason for allowing this Communist infiltration.
Members of the Democratic Party
What term is used to refer to the tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence?
McCarthyism
Who encouraged the McCarthy hearings, because it helped them win elections?
members of the Republican Party
In the 1950’s, what were many Americans willing to give up to fight communism?
Their constitutional rights.
Who created a blacklist of those they felt were Communist-influenced? Many people’s careers were ruined as a result.
Hollywood executives
In 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy’s credibility was questioned when he made accusations against ____.
the U.S. Army
In 1947, ____focused on Communist infiltration in the movie industry.
HUAC
State laws that made it a crime to speak of overthrowing the government violated which constitutional right?
freedom of speech
Who went to prison for refusing to testify to the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
The Hollywood Ten
Many people had little or no sympathy for the Rosenbergs, because they were members of the ___ party.
members of the Communist Party
What was the result of McCarthy’s Senate hearings that were broadcast on national television?
McCarthy lost public favor.
Who took the courageous step of speaking out against Joe McCarty?
Margaret Chase Smith
What were two (2) reasons many people felt that the investigations conducted by the Loyalty Review Board were unconstitutional?
- people were not allowed to see the evidence against them
- people were not allowed to know who was accusing them of wrongdoing
What did McCarty weaponize, or adapt for use as a weapon, to harm democrats?
Fear of communism
Which two countries in Asia and which region of Europe had become communists after WWII?
China, North Korea and eastern Europe.