Communism and Mcarthyism 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe Cold WarThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEWJEC Created by: RSamji1Created on: 18-03-17 15:45 What is communism? The belief that social classes, politics and Economy should be equally shared. So absence of social classes, everyone getting same money. 1 of 10 What country had a huge influence in the spreading of communism? Russia after WW2 2 of 10 What was the red scare? The fear of communism spreading due to the cold war 3 of 10 Who was HUAC and what did they do? House of Un-American Activities Committee , they investigated communists in America 4 of 10 What were the group of people who were suspected to be spreading communism through film industry? Hollywood Ten 5 of 10 In what year did Joseph McCarthy get elected for senator? 1946 6 of 10 What was McCarthyism? When the fear of communism was at its peak and Senator McCarthy created hysteria about communism 7 of 10 What was McCarthy's aim? Root communists out of the government 8 of 10 Why did McCarthyism fall in the mid 50s? He never produced any hard evidence, many saw the true nature of him, people who had previously feared him began to show their views of him 9 of 10 Name some effects of McCarthyism Created climate of fear, hatred of communism never died away, people were encouraged to expose communists 10 of 10
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