Red Scare
(www.history.com/topics/cold-war/red-scare)
1. Define the Cold War and identify the countries involved.
2. Identify one surprising action of FBI direct, James Edgar Hoover, to combat Communism.
3. Explain the “Loyalty Order” imposed on federal employees by President Harry Truman.
4. List some world events that heightened the hysteria of the Red Scare.
5. Discuss how the 1951 Supreme Court ruling in Dennis v. United States reflected the hysteria of
the Red Scare.
McCarthyism Digital Story
1. Define McCarthyism.
2. Define Communism.
3. Define subversion.
4. What was the first organization Joe McCarthy targeted with his House Un-American Activities
Committee?
5. What were some techniques McCarthy used to find and prosecute Communists?
6. What famous lines did Joseph Welch, Attorney General for the Army, say to McCarthy that
brought negative attention to McCarthy.
7. For what was McCarthy censured by Congress?
8. What led to McCarthy’s death at the age of 48?
McCarthyism (Sia’s Chandelier parody)
1. What became one of the greatest fear of the American public during the Cold War?
2. What would often happen to people accused of being Communists by the House Un-American
Activities Committee?
3. What was the only way to protect yourself if you were accused?
4. What mistake did Joe McCarthy make that began to take away his power and that of the HUAC?