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Directions: Answer the following questions as you follow along with the Ted-Ed video
on McCarthyism. Highlight the correct answer in another color. Please use complete
sentences on the open response questions.
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2. How long did the era of McCarthyism last?
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A One year
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D It never ended, it continues still today
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A Conservatives
B Liberals
C Business leaders
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D B and c only
E All of the above
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4. Which organization run by J. Edgar Hoover sought to hunt down and eliminate
communists from any position of influence in society?
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A The CIA
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B The FBI
C The Supreme Court
D The Senate
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5. Failure to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee could have
resulted in being:
A Blacklisted and fired
B Jailed for contempt
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C Deported
D A and b only
E All of the above
6. It is the 1950’s in the United States. You are suspected of being a Communist.
What are some of your “characteristics?”
7. Why did government officials knowingly not oppose McCarthyism? What was
result?
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8. How can something like McCarthyism be used as a partisan weapon against
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another political party? Give an example.
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