24 Facts
The year the Soviet Union began testing their atomic bomb.
What is 1949?
When the Korean War began
What is 1950?
The military branch that McCarthy went after
What is the Army?
The play that was written in 1952 by Arthur Miller
What is The Crucible?
McCarthy's political party
What is Republican?
The number of members the Communist party had in 1940-41
What is 75,000
What Arthur Miller was found guilty of
What is contempt of Congress?
The president during the end of the second red scare
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The last name of the couple that was arrested on the charge of stealing atomic bomb secrets
What is Rosenberg?
The state McCarthy was a senator for
What is Wisconsin?
The name of the book William F. Buckley, Jr. co-wrote with his brother-in-law
What is McCarthy and his Enemies?
This happened to some books that were banned.
What is they were burned?
The political scientist that argued that Eisenhower’s handling of McCarthy provided evidence of a “hidden hand” approach to government
Who is Fred Greenstein?
The project that built the atomic bomb
What is the Manhattan Project?
The government department that kept a list of organizations that it considered subversive
What is the Department of Justice?
Progressive reforms that were seen as "Communist" or "Red plots"
What are child labor laws and women's suffrage?
The number of people who lost their jobs due to suspected connection with the Communist Party
What is between 10,000-12,000?
The lawyer leading the investigation on the Army
Who is Roy Cohn
The list that some Hollywood Entertainment professionals were on under the suspicion that their work was communist-inspired
What is the Hollywood Blacklist?
One of the most influential opponents of McCarthyism who was a CBS newscaster and analyst
The name of the double agent that exposed 80 Americans for spying for the Soviets.
Who is Elizabeth Terrill Bentley?
Why McCarthyism and The Crucible are connected
What is an accused person would have little chance of exoneration?
The month and year when McCarthy was condemned
What is December 1954?
What President Harry Truman's executive order 9835 did
What is initiated a program of loyalty reviews for federal employees in 1947?
The primary targets in this hunt for Communists
Who are federal employees, those in the entertainment industry, educators, and union activists?