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Who was President Truman?
The US president who created the Loyalty Review Board in 1947 to investigate federal employees.
Who was Alger Hiss?
A former State Department official accused of being a Soviet spy by Whittaker Chambers.
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
Convicted of passing atomic secrets to the USSR and executed in 1953.
Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy?
The face of the Red Scare, known for making accusations of communism without proper evidence.
Who was President Eisenhower?
The US president who was hesitant to directly confront McCarthy, hoping he would discredit himself.
Who was Whittaker Chambers?
He accused Alger Hiss of being a Soviet spy.
Who was David Greenglass?
He implicated the Rosenbergs in the espionage case.
Who was Joseph Welch?
He publicly humiliated McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings.
Who was Dean Acheson?
He was attacked by McCarthy, who accused the State Department of losing the Cold War.
What was Joseph McCarthy known for?
Making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence.
When was the Loyalty Review Board created?
1947, by President Truman.
When was the McCarran Internal Security Act passed?
What was the significance of the Hiss Case?
Alger Hiss, a former State Department official, was accused of being a Soviet spy, fueling fears of government infiltration.
What was the significance of the Rosenberg Case?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and executed for passing atomic secrets to the USSR, intensifying anti-communist fears.
What was the significance of McCarthy's 1950 claim?
Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of Communists in the State Department, marking the rise of McCarthyism.
What were the Army-McCarthy hearings?
Televised hearings in 1954 where McCarthy attacked the US Army, leading to his public humiliation and downfall.
When was Alger Hiss convicted of perjury?
1950
When were the Rosenbergs executed?
1953
When did the Senate censure McCarthy?
1954
What did the McCarran Internal Security Act authorize?
Detention camps for subversives.
What were the causes and effects of the Loyalty Review Board?
Cause: Fear of communist infiltration. Effect: Investigation of over 3 million employees, hundreds dismissed or resigned.
What were the causes and effects of the McCarran Internal Security Act?
Cause: Aim to protect the US from communist subversion. Effect: Restrictions on travel and employment, authorized detention camps.
What were the causes and effects of the Hiss Case?
Cause: Accusation of Alger Hiss as a Soviet spy. Effect: Fueled fears of government infiltration, Hiss convicted of perjury.
What were the causes and effects of the Rosenberg Case?
Cause: Passing atomic secrets to the USSR. Effect: Intensified anti-communist fears, Rosenbergs executed.
What were the causes and effects of McCarthyism?
Cause: Cold War anxieties and political opportunism. Effect: Accusations of subversion, blacklisting, erosion of civil liberties.
What were the causes and effects of the Army-McCarthy hearings?
Cause: McCarthy attacked the US Army. Effect: Public humiliation of McCarthy, leading to his downfall.
What was a cause of the Second Red Scare?
The rise of communism in China.
What was a cause of the Second Red Scare?
The Soviet Union's acquisition of nuclear weapons.
What was a cause of the Second Red Scare?
The end of World War II.
What was an effect of the Second Red Scare?
Erosion of civil liberties.