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Class
Date
THE COLD WAR
Section 4: The Cold War at Home
A.
Key Terms and People
Directions: Fill in the blank in each sentence with one of the terms or names in the box below.
You will not use all of the items in the box.
Alger Hiss
blacklist
Julius Rosenberg
Red Scare
HUAC
Hollywood Ten
Joseph R. McCarthy
Smith Act
1. The committee that investigated people accused of being subversives, communists,
and disloyal Americans was known as
.
2. The
of the U.S. government.
made it a crime to advocate the violent overthrow
3. Whittaker Chambers accused
of being a communist spy.
4. The
appeared before the House Committee on
Un-American Activites and refused to answer questions.
5. Actors whose names were put onto a
get work.
could no longer
leveled baseless accusations and untrue charges
6.
of communism.
B.
Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.
7. What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was “hot”?
a. Hungary
c. Korea
b. Egypt
d. China
8. J. Robert Oppenheimer was investigated because
a. he had friends and family who belonged to the Communist Party.
b. people realized he was not such a good scientist after all.
c. he was discovered to be a communist.
d. there was evidence that he was working as a spy for the Soviet Union.
9. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed for
a. associating with the Hollywood Ten.
b. lying to the HUAC.
c. passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.
d. asserting their Fifth Amendment rights.
10. What led to Senator McCarthy’s downfall?
a. the broadcast of the McCarthy hearings on television
b. revelations that he was a communist himself
c. the uncovering of financial irregularities in his Senate campaign
d. an inappropriate outburst on the Senate floor
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