NOT A QUESTION THESE ARE ALL THE ANSWERS FOR THE TEST Hope this helps!! QUIZ: McCarthyism
#1 Q: What was the major motivation behind the actions of President Truman’s loyalty boards and those of the House Un-American Activities Committee?
A:a fear of the spreading influence of the Soviet Union

#2 Q:Which of the following statements best characterizes the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
A: The House Un-American Activities Committee wrongly accused many people

#3 Q: As a result of Joseph McCarthy’s accusations and his committee hearings,
A: thousands were accused of being communist sympathizers.

#4 Q: When was the House Un-American Activities Committee formed?
A: 1938

#5 Q:As a result of the work of the House Un-American Activities Committee, hundreds of people were
A: blacklisted.

#6 Q:As a result of fears regarding the Cold War, many Americans
A: built bomb shelters in their backyards.

#7 Q:The purpose of President Truman’s Federal Employee Loyalty Program was to
A:identify possible communists working within the federal government.

#8 Q:Which of the following was a result of Joseph McCarthy’s attacks on President Truman in the early 1950s?
A:Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1952.

#9 Q:In the 1950s, the House Un-American Activities Committee blacklisted 320 people who were associated with
A:the entertainment industry.

#10 Q:Senator McCarthy’s influence might have died quickly following his 1950 accusations had it not been for
A:the arrest of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for espionage.