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What was set up to prepare America for emergencies?
The Federal Civil Defence Administration
When was the Federal Civil Defence Administration set up?
1950
Name the two public contributions made by the Federal Civil Defence Administration?
The fallout shelters and the Emergency Broadcast System
What did the FBI create causing the dismissal and resignation of civil servants?
The Blind Memoranda
How many civil servants were dismissed after the Blind Memoranda?
9500
How many civil servants resigned due to the blind memoranda?
15000
How many teachers lost their job due to the blind memoranda?
600
Give an example of someone who was fired due to the blind memoranda?
Oppenheimer
What did Oppenheimer work on?
The Manhattan project
What were the public services that McCarthyism were worried of?
Vaccination, mental health care services, and fluoridation
What were public health services deemed by some to be?
Plots to poison or brainwash the American people
Give an example of a social reform which was embraced by the rest of the industrialised world, but dropped by McCarthyism
National Health Insurance
What were progressive people known as?
Fellow Travellers
What does fellow travellers also known as?
Communist sympathisers
Name 3 progressive movements set back by anti-communism
Feminist Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Gay Rights Movement
Name the feminist who was also a labour leader
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Name a famous American civil rights activist
W.E.B DuBois
What is the name of the fear that Americans harboured when it came to homosexuality?
The Lavender Scare
Name 4 “friendly witnesses”
Reagan
Nixon
Disney
Cooper
What was added to the pledge of allegiance in 1954?
Under God
Why was “Under God” added to the pledge of allegiance?
To fight atheism which is said to be communist
Who persuaded Congress to add “Under God” to the pledge of allegiance?
The Knights of Columbus
What is the name of the religion that gains popularity under McCarthyism?
Evangelical Christianity
Who was a strong evangelical preacher?
Billy Graham
What happened to the military industrial complex under McCarthyism?
It increased in size and scope
How do we know the scope to which the military industrial complex increases?
Eisenhower addresses it in his farewell speech to the nation
Name the CIA operation that censored the American press for propaganda uses
Operation Mockingbird
What was the name of the actors, screenwriters, etc that refused to cooperate with the HUAC?
The Hollywood 10
Name a famous screenwriter that was part of the Hollywood 10
Dalton Trumbo
Name the famous book (and its author) that was an allegory for McCarthyism
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Who was the famous comedian accused for being communist?
Charlie Chaplin
Name one song which was impacted by the Red Scare (+ artist)
Great Atomic Power by Louvin Brothers
Name a second song which was impacted by the Red Scare (+ artist)
Thirteen Women by Bill Harley
Name a third song which was impacted by the Red Scare (+ artist)
Fujiyama Mama by Wanda Jackson
Give an example of anti-communist propaganda used to brainwash children
Children’s Crusade bubblegum cards
What was the name of the video instructing children how to act in the case of an atomic bomb?
Bert the Turtle - Duck and Cover
Give an example of a book which promoted anti-communism
Animal Farm
Give two examples of comic books which promoted anti-communism
Is this Tomorrow? and Godless Communism
Name two movies used to create fear around communism
Animal Farm and Manchurian Candidate
Which movie was funded by the CIA?
Animal Farm
Which famous singer starred in Manchurian Candidate?
Frank Sinatra
Which act allowed the gov. to imprison people based on suspicions that they might engage in criminal activities?
McCarran Internal Security Act of 1950
Which act allowed the gov. to deport immigrants engaged in subversive activities?
Immigration and Nationality (1952) Act
Name two Covert Operations by the CIA
Radio Free Europe and Operation MKUltra
Who was the head of FBI?
Edgar Hoover
What secret project did Edgar Hoover operate?
Responsibilities Program
What 3 things did the FBI use to hunt down communists?
Burglaries, opening mail, and illegal wiretaps
Who were the left-wing attorneys willing to defend clients in communist-related cases?
National Lawyers Guild
How many times did the FBI burglar the National Lawyers Guild office between 1947 and 1951?
14
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