McCarthyism and The Red Scares

Question 1

How many state department employees did McCarthy directly accuse of being communist in his 1950 speech?

Answer 1

205

Question 2

What percentage of Americans supported McCarthy in the 1954 poll?

Answer 2

53%

Question 3

What book did libraries ban as it was said to promote communism?

Answer 3

Robin Hood

Question 4

Accusations against which group led to McCarthy’s downfall?

Answer 4

Army

Question 5

Which group was imprisoned in the 1940s for refusing to answer HUACs questions?

Answer 5

Hollywood Ten