The McCarthy Era
Who was the senator most associated with leading the second Red Scare in the 1950s?
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
What was the name of the U.S. policy aimed at containing the spread of communism, which was a central focus during the Red Scare?
What is containment?
What is the name of the group of industry professionals who were banned from working in Hollywood during the Red Scare due to alleged communist ties?
What is the Hollywood Blacklist?
Which law, passed in 1947, made it illegal for U.S. government employees to belong to a communist organization?
What is the Loyalty Oaths or the McCarran Internal Security Act?
Who was the first U.S. president during the Red Scare who enacted anti-communist policies?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Which term was used to describe the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence during McCarthy's era?
What is McCarthyism?
In which year did the Soviet Union successfully test its first atomic bomb, intensifying fears of communist infiltration during the Red Scare?
What is 1949?
Which screenwriter famously wrote under a pseudonym after being blacklisted by the HUAC in the 1940s and 1950s?
Who is Dalton Trumbo?
What was the term for the fear that communist spies were infiltrating American institutions, particularly government agencies and the entertainment industry, during the McCarthy era?
What is the "Red Menace"?
Which labor leader was convicted of being a Communist and deported during the first Red Scare in 1919?
Who is Eugene V. Debs?
In what year did McCarthy begin his infamous hearings, accusing government officials of being communists?
What is 1950?
What was the name of the Soviet spy ring discovered in the U.S. that fueled fears of communist espionage?
What is the Rosenberg spy case?
In what year did the Hollywood Blacklist officially end?
What is 1960?
Which prominent U.S. institution led the early investigations of suspected communists during the first Red Scare, including the Palmer Raids?
What is the Department of Justice?
Who was the director of the FBI who expanded the federal government's surveillance of suspected communists?
Who is J. Edgar Hoover?
Which organization did Senator McCarthy use to investigate suspected communists within the U.S. government and military?
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
Which U.S. event in 1949 led many Americans to believe that communism was a growing threat in the Western Hemisphere?
What is the Chinese Revolution?
Which 1950s film, considered an example of anti-communist propaganda, was created as a result of the Red Scare?
What is Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
Which 1950s panic event involved widespread fear that communists had infiltrated the U.S. government and led to the blacklisting of public figures?
What is the second Red Scare?
Which famous Hollywood actor was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for suspected communist ties, later becoming an outspoken critic of the trials?
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
McCarthy's downfall occurred after a televised event. What was the name of the hearings that led to his censure by the U.S. Senate in 1954?
What are the Army-McCarthy hearings?
Which landmark international incident in 1962, though after the peak of the Red Scare, further solidified the fear of Soviet aggression and the spread of communism?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What organization was formed to protect the rights of actors and writers during the McCarthy hearings, which later led to the end of the Hollywood Blacklist?
What is the Screen Actors Guild (SAG)?
What was the long-term impact of the Red Scare on American civil liberties, particularly regarding freedom of speech and association?
What is the erosion of civil rights and increased government surveillance of private citizens?
What does HUAC stand for?
House Un-American Activities Committee