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Date: McCarthyism Worksheet

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You may use the following websites to assist you or Chapter 18 in the textbook. This is due at the beginning of class on Thursday. https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-redscare http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hiss/hiss.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/McCarthyism https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/joseph-mccarthy https://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/arthur-miller-mccarthyism/484/ https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/mccarthy-telegram https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1061/mccarthyism

1. The Red Scare began in September 1945 with a man named Igor Gouzenko. Explain the significance of Gouzenko and how his actions caused the Red Scare.

2. Why did President Truman establish a loyalty review program in 1947?

3. What is the House of Un-American Activities Committee, and how did the FBI assist the committee?

4. Explain Alger Hiss’s role in the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s.

5. Who are the Rosenbergs, and why were they executed in 1953?

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6. Who is Joseph McCarthy, and how did he become famous in the 1900s?

7. Who were some of the people that McCarthy targeted that worked as part of the United States government? Why did he target these people?

8. Who were some of the people that McCarthy targeted that did not work as part of the United States government? Why did he target these people?

9. Describe Ronald Reagan’s role in the Red Scare of the 1900s.

10. What were some of McCarthy’s tactics in questioning witnesses?

11. What was the result of the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954?

12. Look up Project Venona. What is this project, and why is it significant for Joseph McCarthy?

13. Based on the Venona Papers, what is the likelihood that the Rosenbergs and Alger Hiss were involved with Soviet espionage in the 1900s. Use evidence to support your answer....