McCarthyism

From Key Topic 1 (McCarthyism and the Red Scare) from the Edexcel exam course 'A Divided Union? The USA 1945-1970'

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Fear of communism in the USA was turned into hysteria by who?
Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin
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Was McCarthy a Republican or a Democrat?
Republican
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On the 9th Feb 1950, McCarthy claimed to have "a list of ... names known to the ... as being members of the ... and who are still working and shaping policy in the State Department"
On the 9th Feb 1950, McCarthy claimed to have "a list of 205 names known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who are still working and shaping policy in the State Department"
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On the 10th Feb 1950 McCarthy changed this claimed number to ... and ... days later be told the ... he could name ...
On the 10th Feb 1950 McCarthy changed this claimed number to 57 and 10 days later be told the senate he could name 81
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A ... was set up to investigate McCarthy's claims and found his accusations 'a ... and a ...'. The committee chairman was accused of being a ...
A Senate Committee was set up to investigate McCarthy's claims and found his accusations 'a fraud and a hoax'. The committee chairman was accused of being a communist.
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McCarthy continued with his campaign despite lack of supporting evidence. He ridiculed the US Secretary of State Dean ... as the '... Dean'.
McCarthy continued with his campaign despite lack of supporting evidence. He ridiculed the US Secretary of State Dean Acheson as the 'Red Dean'.
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How many US states brought in anti-Communist laws?
25
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McCarthy was made .... This enabled him to investigate state bodies and interview hundreds of individuals about their political beliefs.
McCarthy was made Chairman of the Government Committee on Operations of the Senate.This enabled him to investigate state bodies and interview hundreds of individuals about their political beliefs
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When did McCarthy's researchers investigate libraries to see if they contained books written by communists, (which resulted in many books being banned)?
late 1952
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Eisenhower disliked McCarthy intensely but was reluctant to confront him whereas Richard Nixon continued to use his ideas to...
portray the Democrats as liberals and pro-Communists
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How did Eisenhower deal with the communist threat?
He set up a Federal Loyalty Programme, similar to that of Truman and introduced the Communist Control Act which limited the rights of the party and made membership very difficult
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When did McCarthy accuse the army of harbouring Communist spies?
1954
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What was the army's response to McCarthy's accusations?
They charged him with using his influence to obtain preferential treatment for a staff member who'd been drafted.
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When did the Army-Senate hearings begin?
In April 1954
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In ... popular TV broadcaster and journalist, Ed Murrow, ... which exposed McCarthy as a bully whose claims had no substance.
In March 1954 popular TV broadcaster and journalist, Ed Murrow, made a documentary which exposed McCarthy as a bully whose claims had no substance.
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In ..., McCarthy was officially rebuked by the ... for endless interruptions and for showing contempt for its proceedings. McCarthy then lost the Chairmanship of the Committee on Operations of the Senate.
In December 1954, McCarthy was officially rebuked by the Committee Chairman for endless interruptions and for showing contempt for its proceedings. McCarthy then lost the Chairmanship of the Committee on Operations of the Senate.
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When did McCarthy die?
1957
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Anyone who tried to change the USA, such as civil rights campaigners, was seen as...
communist.
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On the 10th Feb 1950 McCarthy changed this claimed number to ... and ... days later be told the ... he could name ...

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A ... was set up to investigate McCarthy's claims and found his accusations 'a ... and a ...'. The committee chairman was accused of being a ...

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