The Development of the Red Scare

From key topic 1: McCarthyism and the Red Scare of A Divided Union? The USA 1945-70 edexcel exam couse.

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After WW2, increasing numbers of Democrats and Republicans took up anti-Communist views which resulted in many Americans becoming subject to...
loyalty oaths
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In March 1947 Truman issued ... to enable loyalty checks on all government workers which included their associations and beliefs.
Executive Order 9835
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Between 1947-51 loyalty boards forced nearly ... government employees to resign and a further ... were sacked on charges of disloyalty.
Between 1947-51 loyalty boards forced nearly 3000 government employees to resign and a further 300 were sacked on charges of disloyalty.
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When did Truman's presidency end?
1953
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By the end of Truman's presidency, how many states had loyalty programmes?
39
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School teachers, college professors and city and state employers were forced to sign loyalty oaths or...
lose their jobs
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What does HUAC stand for?
House Un-American Activities Committee
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When did HUAC begin hearings to expose Communist influence in American life?
In 1947
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The Hollywood Ten were 10 writers and producers who had to testify before HUAC, but refused to answer, pleading...
the 5th Amendment
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What happened to the Hollywood Ten?
They were found guilty of contempt of Congress and were put in jail for a year
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In the middle of the 1948 presidential election campaign, HUAC conducted a sensational hearing in which ...., a senior editor at Time magazine and former Soviet, identified .... as an underground Communist party member throughout the 1930s.
Whittaker Chambers, a senior editor at Time magazine and former Soviet, identified Alger Hiss as an underground Communist party member throughout the 1930s.
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Hiss had worked for the Supreme Court, was at Yalta with ... and in 1948 was working for a peace organisation
Roosevelt
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Hiss was eventually found guilty of lying about knowledge and documents and was sent to prison for ...
5 years
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Why did the Alger Hiss case result in an increase of fears of communism in the USA?
Many Americans believed communist spies and sympathisers had infiltrated key positions in government agencies
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When did the British arrest Klaus Fuchs?
In February 1950
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On what date were the Rosenbergs arrested?
18th July 1950
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Who was Klaus Fuchs?
A German-born scientist who was involved in The Manhattan Project
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Why was Klaus Fuchs arrested?
For passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets
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Why were the Rosenbergs arrested?
The confession of Fuchs led to the arrest of the Rosenbergs as fellow conspirers. They were accused of being communists and of passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets.
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What was the outcome of the Rosenbergs' arrest?
They were found guilty and sentenced to death
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Who asked for Ethel Rosenberg's life to be spared?
The President
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When did Congress pass the McCarran International Security Act?
September 1950
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What did the McCarran Act mean?
That the Communist Party had to register with the justice department to ensure the party and it's members could be carefully monitored.
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In March 1947 Truman issued ... to enable loyalty checks on all government workers which included their associations and beliefs.

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Executive Order 9835

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Between 1947-51 loyalty boards forced nearly ... government employees to resign and a further ... were sacked on charges of disloyalty.

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When did Truman's presidency end?

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By the end of Truman's presidency, how many states had loyalty programmes?

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