Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Communists are red,
You're a communist
Violets are blue,
Communists are red,
You're a communist
This person was sentenced to death for passing secrets about the atomic bomb to the Soviets. Later evidence showed that he probably actually was a soviet spy.
Who is Julius Rosenberg
This was the body of congress Joseph McCarthy belonged to
What is the senate?
This was the name of the first manmade object in space, launched by the soviets in 1957
Hot Peace
What is Cold War
This peninsula had a civil with no official start, and no official ending, but is still technically going on today
What is Korea
This person was accused of spying for the soviets, but because of his academic pedigree and confidence while testifying, he was not immediately sentenced. Only later was he arrested for perjury (lying under oath).
Who is Alger Hiss?
This was a group of entertainers, filmmakers, and writers who refused to provide information to HUAC and had their careers destroyed because of it
The Hollywood Ten
The launching of a satellite in space scared Americans because the feared this also being sent into space
What is a nuclear bomb
Individually Uncertain Construction
What is Mutually Assured Destruction
This banana-growing country held its first democratic elections in 1948, and its government was toppled by a CIA-sponsored coup in 1954
What is Guatemala
This person was sentenced to death for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. Later evidence would show that she was probably innocent, and the government knew it at the time of the trial.
Who is Ethel Rosenberg
This was the state Joseph McCarthy represented
What is Wisconsin
This was the name of the sapcecraft that successfully launched a living creature into space
What is Sputnik II
Tiny Instigation
What is Massive Retaliation
What is the Suez Canal
This person was head of the House Un-American Activities Committee. He later became President.
Who is Richard Nixon
Attacking this institution and claiming it was full of communists led to McCarthy's downfall
What is the army
This is what NASA stands for
What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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What is brinksmanship
This country revolted against Soviet Occupation in 1956, and was brutally repressed
What is Hungary
This person was head of the Manhattan Project during WWII. After the war, perceived ties to communists led the Atomic Energy Commission to deny him access to classified information about the A-bomb (even though he invented it).
Who is J Robert Oppenheimer
This former Secretary of State was attacked by McCarthy for having secret communist ties, even though he created a huge government program to fight the expansion of communism in Europe
Who is George C Marshall
This was the name of the first living creature in space
What is Laika
Leg Loiter
What is arms race
Who is John Foster Dulles