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How did McCarthy die?
Throughout the 1940's and 1950's in Eastern Europe and China
When and where were the U.S. concerned with communism?
Communists could be lurking anywhere using their position to aid the program of world Communist domination.
What did American leaders tell citizens about communists spies?
The Soviet Union installed Communist regimes across Europe.
Why did the cold war start?
Educators, Government workers, union activists, and people in the film industry.
Which workers did McCarthy target?
How did McCarthy get people to follow him and his ideas?
McCarthy was elected to the Senate in 1946 in Wisconsin
When and where was McCarthy put into political office?
Let him continue his scares and avoided engagement with him.
What did President Eisenhower do about McCarthy?
One of the most powerful anti communists
Who was Edgar Hoover?
Host of a t.v. show and an active union member who was a key figure of blacklisting McCarthyism.
Who was John Henry Faulk?
They were blacklisted.
How were actors' and writers' careers hurt?
Wheeling, West Virginia
Where was his famous speech?
Eisenhower avoided confrontation and hoped the senate would silence him
What were Eisenhower's' thought on avoiding McCarthy?
Wrote a book defending McCarthy as being a patriotic fighter against communism.
Who was William F. Buckley?
Arrested in 1953 and executed for stealing atomic bomb secrets for the Soviets.
What happened to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
Unethical tactics and false accusations.
How did McCarthy fight and win arguments?
"Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?"
What is the common question the House UN-American Activities Committee asked people?
McCarthy tried to investigate the U.S. Army and administration members.
Why did Eisenhower have to finally stop McCarthy?
An allegory book for McCarthyism
What is "The Crucible" about?
Made it illegal for anyone in the U.S. to advocate or teach the desirability of overthrowing the government
What is The Alien Registration Act?
Marines in 1942
Which branch and when did McCarthy serve in the military?
The Hollywood Ten
What was the group name of the film industry workers that didn't cooperate with the questioning?
Why did McCarthy start to lose followers?
Required communists to register with the government and share details about finances, information, and activities
What is the Mccarran Internal Security Act?
Outlaw members of the Communist party from serving representation capacities.
What is the Communist Control Act of 1954?