Communism And The Red Scare Of The 1950's
This quiz is intended for students to take after reviewing Part I - Introduction/Communism and the Red Scare. Students are reminded to submit certificates via email in order to receive credit.
- 1.Communism is
- A.
A form of government in which all property is shared and social classes are nonexistent.
- B.
A form of government that mixes religion and politics.
- C.
A way of life in the United States in the 1950's.
- D.
The reason why the United States and Germany fought in WWII.
- 2.The tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union was known as
- A.
Communism
- B.
The Cold War
- C.
The Cold Freeze
- D.
McCarthyism
- 3.In the 1950's, being blacklisted meant all of the following except to
- A.
Be fired from your job and banned from your town.
- B.
Be suspected of anti-American activities and possibly fired and/or jailed.
- C.
Be put on a list that included all of America's top wanted Commies.
- D.
Be labeled a threat to America and shunned upon by neighbors, friends, and/or co-workers.
- 4.What was the purpose of anti-Communist propaganda?
- A.
To influence Americans into joining Communist groups that originated in the US.
- B.
To inform Americans of potential anti-Communist activities in the US.
- C.
To persuade Americans to be on the look for any Communist behavior or activities.
- D.
To provide Americans with ways to showcase their hatred towards Communism.
- 5.Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have
- A.
A list of 205 government employees who were secretly Communists.
- B.
Signed confessions of all Americans who were involved in Communist activities.
- C.
Letters from government employees to Soviet spies.
- D.
A way to end Communist activities in the US.
- 6.The United States attempted to combat Communist activities by establishing
- A.
HUAC and the Alien Registration Act
- B.
The Alien Registration Act and the Cuban Missile Crisis
- C.
The Alien Registration Act and the Blacklisting Act of 1954
- D.
HUAC, the Alien Registration Act, and the Blacklisting Act of 1954
- 7.Edward Murrow, a CBS correspondent, was most famous for
- A.
Reading the list McCarthy claimed to have on live television.
- B.
Challenging McCarthy's claims during a live broadcast.
- C.
Challenging the Soviet Union's Communist government.
- D.
Confessing in front of a million viewers that he, in fact, was a Communist.
- 8.All of the following famous people were blacklisted except
- A.
Charlie Chaplin
- B.
Arthur Miller
- C.
Marilyn Monroe
- D.
Orson Welles
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