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Red Scare & McCarthyism Flashcards

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The Executive part of the US government includes…

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President, Vice President, Cabinet, Departments

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The Legislative part of the US government includes…

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Congress, Senate, House of Representatives

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The Judicial part of the US government includes…

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Supreme Court, Other Federal Courts

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What is Amendment 13 year and content?

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1865 - abolition of slavery

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What is Amendment 14 year and content?

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1868 - civil rights for all American citizens

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What is Amendment 15 year and content?

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1870 - granting African American men right to vote

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Which year does Second World War end and Cold War begin?

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1945
(The USA and Soviet Union were initially allies during the World War, but distrust and hatred quickly grew because of a widespread fear of communism. This distrust led to the start of the Cold War after 1945)

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When does First Red Scare take place?

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1919-1920

sparked after the Russian Revolution of 1917

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When does Second Red Scare take place?

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1947-1957

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When do atomic bombings of Japan happen?

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6 and 9 August 1945

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All countries in Eastern Europe become communist and are satellite states of Soviet Union in the year…

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1950

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Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan launched in year…

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1947

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Who was the director of the FBI in the 1940s?

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J. Edgar Hoover

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What was created by Hoover to investigate government employees?

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Federal Loyalty Boards

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Which organisation is set up in the US to carry out hearings of suspected communist spies?

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House Committee on Un-American Activity (HUAC)

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How many people are accused from Hollywood of being communist?

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19

out of which 10 refuse to answer questions

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Who is arrested for five years for supposedly being a communist spy, and used to work in the State Department previously?

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Alger Hiss

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Rosenbergs are executed for leaking info to the Soviet Union on….

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19 June 1953

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The McCarran Internal Security Act is passed by Congress in the year…

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1950

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When is the McCarran Act strengthened?

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1952

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Who is Joseph McCarthy?

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Republican - and becomes Senator of Wisconsin in 1946

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Which committee is set up to investigate the 205 accusations of McCarthy?

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The Tydings Committee by Senator Tydings

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McCarthy becomes Chairman of the Government Committee on Operations of the Senate in year…

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1952

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Army-McCarthy hearings begin in which year?

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1954

25
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When does the Senate formally condemn McCarthy by 67 votes to 22?

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2 December 1954

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What did McCarthyism do to the American public?

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  • Increased anti-communist hysteria
  • Increased suspicion of anyone and everyone as being potential spies
  • Fewer workers joined trade unions
  • People abroad were shocked at American intolerance
  • Many people lost jobs
  • Politicians with left-wing policies weren’t elected
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China supported North Korea in the civil war against…?

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South Korea and its allies (UN, backed by US)

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The Korean War lasted till the year…

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1953

29
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Soviets create their own atomic bomb

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1949

30
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NATO created in what year and with what aim?

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1949 with aim of “collective security” (against communism spread by Soviet Union)

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Why did the Berlin Airlift occur and in what years?

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Occurred in 1948 and 1949, to supply West Berlin’s people with necessities etc as Soviets had blocked road and train supply.

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The Communist Control Act was of which year and did what?

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1954 - implemented by President Eisenhower and criminalised membership or support of the Communist Party of US.

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