McCarthyism / Red Scare

What was the name of the Senator who spearheaded the Red Scare in the 1950s?

Joe McCarthy

Where did Senator Joe McCarthy make a speech claiming to have a list of communists in government?

Wheeling

How many people were on the list that Senator Joe McCarthy made a speech claiming to know were communists?

200

Who did McCarthy accuse of communism due to their failures in the Korean War (hint: member of Truman administration 1949-53)?

Dean Acheson

Who did McCarthy accuse of communism due to their failures in the Chinese Civil War and role in the perceived “loss of China” (hint: member of Truman administration 1947-49)?

George Marshall

What was the name of the committee set up by Congress to find and try communists?

HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)

What was set up to prepared Americans for emergencies?

Federal Civil Defence Administration

When was the Federal Civil Defence Administration set up?

1950

What were the two public contributions made by the Federal Civil Defence Administration?

fallout shelters and the Emergency Broadcast System

What did the FBI create prompting the dismissals and resignations of civil servants?

the ‘blind memoranda’

How many civil servants were dismissed due to the ‘blind memoranda’?

9500

How many civil servants resigned due to the ‘blind memoranda’?

15,000

How many teachers lost their jobs due to the ‘blind memoranda’?

600

What was the name of the high-profile scientist who was taken off the Manhattan Project as a result of the ‘blind memoranda’?

Robert J. Oppenheimer

Which 3 public services was McCarthyism worried of?

vaccination, mental health care services and fluoridation

Which policy enacted by President Roosevelt was abandoned as a result of McCarthyism?

New Deal

What does Ellen Schrecker claim was a social policy that was embraced by the rest of the industrialised world but dropped by the USA due to McCarthyism?

National health insurance

What was the nickname given to communist sympathisers/progressive people during this time?

Fellow travellers

Which 3 progressive movements were set back by anti-communist sentiments?

feminist, civil rights and gay rights movement

What was the name of the fear harboured by Americans regarding homosexuality due to McCarthyism?

The lavender scare

What were 4 of the friendly witnesses at HUAC?

Reagan, Nixon, Disney and Gary Cooper

In the case against who did Nixon make his name?

Alger Hiss

When was the Alger Hiss case?

1950

What was added to the pledge of allegiance due to the Knights of Columbus and McCarthyism in 1954?

under God

Why did the Knights of Columbus proposed adding “under God” to the pledge of allegiance?

to combat the “atheism” of communists

What did Karl Marx famously claim religion was?

“opium of the masses”

What was the name of the religion that took hold 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

In which speech did Eisenhower famously address the military-industrial complex?

his farewell speech

complete the quote by eisenhower regarding the military-industrial complex:

“the total influence - economic, political, even spiritual - is felt in ____________________”

every city, every state house, every office of the Federal government

complete the quote by eisenhower regarding the military-industrial complex:

“we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence _________________________.”

whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

complete the quote by eisenhower regarding the military-industrial complex:

“the potential for the disastrous rise of _________________”

misplaced power exists and will persist

What was the name of the CIA operation that censored the American press for propaganda?

Operation Mockingbird

What was the name given to the group of actors and screenwriters who refused to cooperate with HUAC?

The Hollywood 10

Who was a famous screenwriter part of the Hollywood Ten?

Dalton Trumbo

What was a famous book written by Arthur Miller that acted as an allegory for McCarthyism?

The Crucible

Who was a famous comedian accused of being communist?

Charlie Chaplin

What was the name of the song written by the Louvin Brothers that had clearly been impacted by McCarthyism?

Great Atomic Power

What was the name of the song written by Bill Haley that had clearly been impacted by McCarthyism?

Thirteen Women

What was the name of the song written by Wanda Jackson that had clearly been impacted by McCarthyism?

Fujiyama Mama

What was the name of the bubblegum cards given to children that contained anti-communist propaganda?

Children’s Crusade

What was the name of the TV show instructing children how to act in the case of an atomic bomb?

Duck and Cover

What were the names of two comics that promoted anti-communism?

“Is this Tomorrow?” and “This Godless Communism”

What was the name of the book written by George Orwell that turned into an animated film that promoted anti-communism?

Animal Farm

Which agency funded the production of the animated film version of Animal Farm?

CIA

Which film starring Frank Sinatra followed the McCarthyist line

Manchurian Candidate

What was the act that allowed citizens to be arrested due to suspicion of them engaging in criminal activities?

McCarran Internal Security Act

When was the McCarran Security Act passed?

1950

What was the name of the act that allowed the government to deport immigrants engaged in subversive activities?

Immigration and Nationality Act

When was the Immigration and Nationality Act passed?

1952

Who was the only person the CIA was accountable to?

The President

What was the section of the CIA charter that allowed it to carry out covert action and dirty tricks?

it was allowed to “perform such other functions and duties… as the National Security Council may from time to time direct.”

What was the name of the radio channel set up by the CIA?

Radio Free Europe

What was the name of one of the covert operations undertaken by the CIA?

Operation MKUltra

Who was the head of the FBI?

Edgar Hoover

What was the name of the secret program directed by the FBI and Edgar Hoover?

Responsibilities Program

Which act did the Responsibilities Program use to justify their actions?

blind memoranda

What was the name of the organisation who harboured left-wing lawyers who defended communist-related cases?

National Lawyers Guild

How many times was the National Lawyers Guild burgled by the CIA between 1947 and 1951?

14