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U.S. History
Usa: 1945-1975 - Land Of Freedom? Mccarthyism And The Fear Of Communism
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The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was an enthusiastic supporter of McCarthy's work. What was his name?
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Joseph Kennedy
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Norman Cohn
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Henry Morgenthau
Q.2
Further damage was done to McCarthy when he presided over a televised inquisition of a much respected American institution. The result was widely regarded as inconclusive. Which institution was this?
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The US Navy
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The US Marine Corps
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The US Army
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The Episcopal Church
Q.3
Anti-Communist investigators drew up "blacklists" of suspects, including one of 300 people in the entertainment industry. In which part of the industry were they said to be working?
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Jazz
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Popular music
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Films
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Stand-up Comedy
Q.4
Those called before the Committee were asked the following question: "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?" What nickname was given to this question?
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The Killer Question
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The 64 Dollar Question
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The Number One Question
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The Great Question
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For which US state was McCarthy a Republican senator?
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Ohio
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Nebraska
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Wisconsin
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Maine
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McCarthy launched his career as a "Red-baiter" in February 1950, when he alleged in a speech that there were no less than 205 communists in one of the Federal Government's departments. Which department was this?
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The Treasury
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The Pentagon/Department of Defence
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The State Department (the US Foreign Office)
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The Central Intelligence Agency
Q.7
What do the following people all have in common? Alger Hiss, Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, Klaus Fuchs.
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They had all been involved as scientists developing the US Atomic bomb in the "Manhattan Project"
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They had all been members of the US Communist Party
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They had all been called before McCarthy's investigating committee
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They had all been convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
Q.8
Which of the following US politicians had their careers launched by assisting McCarthy in his enquiries?
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Richard Nixon
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Ronald Reagan
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Edward (Ted) Kennedy
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Barry Goldwater
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McCarthy used a pre-existing committee of the House of Representatives to question those who fell under his suspicion. What was this committee called?
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The House Committee of Public Safety
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The House Un-American Activities Committee
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The House Foreign Relations Committee
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The House National Defense Committee
Q.10
Which US body condemned McCarthy by 65 votes to 22 in 1954?
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The Supreme Court
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The House of Representatives
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The Senate
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The National Security Panel
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