Red Scare & McCarthyism Flashcards
The Executive part of the US government includes…
President, Vice President, Cabinet, Departments
The Legislative part of the US government includes…
Congress, Senate, House of Representatives
The Judicial part of the US government includes…
Supreme Court, Other Federal Courts
What is Amendment 13 year and content?
1865 - abolition of slavery
What is Amendment 14 year and content?
1868 - civil rights for all American citizens
What is Amendment 15 year and content?
1870 - granting African American men right to vote
Which year does Second World War end and Cold War begin?
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)
When does First Red Scare take place?
1919-1920
sparked after the Russian Revolution of 1917
When does Second Red Scare take place?
1947-1957
When do atomic bombings of Japan happen?
6 and 9 August 1945
All countries in Eastern Europe become communist and are satellite states of Soviet Union in the year…
1950
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan launched in year…
1947
Who was the director of the FBI in the 1940s?
J. Edgar Hoover
What was created by Hoover to investigate government employees?
Federal Loyalty Boards
Which organisation is set up in the US to carry out hearings of suspected communist spies?
House Committee on Un-American Activity (HUAC)
How many people are accused from Hollywood of being communist?
19
out of which 10 refuse to answer questions
Who is arrested for five years for supposedly being a communist spy, and used to work in the State Department previously?
Alger Hiss
Rosenbergs are executed for leaking info to the Soviet Union on….
19 June 1953
The McCarran Internal Security Act is passed by Congress in the year…
1950
When is the McCarran Act strengthened?
1952
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Republican - and becomes Senator of Wisconsin in 1946
Which committee is set up to investigate the 205 accusations of McCarthy?
The Tydings Committee by Senator Tydings
McCarthy becomes Chairman of the Government Committee on Operations of the Senate in year…
1952
Army-McCarthy hearings begin in which year?
1954
When does the Senate formally condemn McCarthy by 67 votes to 22?
2 December 1954
What did McCarthyism do to the American public?
- 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
China supported North Korea in the civil war against…?
South Korea and its allies (UN, backed by US)
The Korean War lasted till the year…
1953
Soviets create their own atomic bomb
1949
NATO created in what year and with what aim?
1949 with aim of “collective security” (against communism spread by Soviet Union)
Why did the Berlin Airlift occur and in what years?
Occurred in 1948 and 1949, to supply West Berlin’s people with necessities etc as Soviets had blocked road and train supply.
The Communist Control Act was of which year and did what?
1954 - implemented by President Eisenhower and criminalised membership or support of the Communist Party of US.
