McCarthyism

Question 1

What was a spy scandal which started McCarthyism?

Answer 1

Harry Gold arrested for giving nuclear secrets to the USSR

Question 2

Which scientists were executed for giving away atomic secrets?

Answer 2

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Question 3

What did a Soviet official write about where they acquired the info for how to create atomic bombs?

Answer 3

How to create them in the USA and the materials which were needed in Britain

Question 4

What was set up to combat communism internally in 1938?

Answer 4

House Committee on Un-American Activities

Question 5

Which board was set up by Truman to review government employees?

Answer 5

1947, Loyalty Review Board

Question 6

Within 4 years, how many government employees did Truman’s board dismiss?

Answer 6

1,200

Question 7

When did McCarthy gain control of the House Committee on Un-American Activites?

Answer 7

1953

Question 8

What were some things McCarthyists deemed to be communist?

Answer 8

Advocating for civil rights, redistributing wealth, supporting the United Nations etc

Question 9

What books were banned in Indiana?

Answer 9

Robin Hood books

Question 10

What did the HUAC do?

Answer 10

Asked suspected communists to come before the board and targeted people with little evidence

Question 11

What was the downfall of McCarthy?

Answer 11

He accused the army of communism eventhough they were fighting against communism in the Korean War and he got exposed as a fraud and drunk