Red scare Flashcards

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Define the red scare

A

Hysteria over the perceived threat posed by communists in the USA during the cold war between the soviet union and the united states

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What is McCarthyism? (response to communism in the USA)

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the name given to the period of time in American history saw joseph McCarthy (US senator) who in which produced a series of investigations in order to expose communists in the U.S government

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What was the result of McCarthyism? (Response to communism in the USA)

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10-12 thousand individuals were blacklisted and therefore lost their jobs.

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What was the response to communism in Australia?

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Menzies held a vote to ban communism yet majority of Australia said no

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