Red Scare Quiz on Monday
Across
- 2. this was the United States' strategy to keep communism from spreading
- 3. Stalin refused the pull his Red Army out of this part of the world after WWII
- 5. this country had a civil war and as a result of it, communists prevailed in 1949
- 6. the Cold War was so scary because both the capitalists and the communists had this type of bomb
- 8. this country became communists AFTER WWII, as the Soviets liberated it from the Japanese and installed a communist dictator
- 11. this country was split after WWII - there was a capitalist half and a communist half
- 12. future US president who made a name for himself hunting communists in HUAC
- 16. this country was invaded by North Korea, starting the Korean War
- 17. this country came to the defense of North Korea in the Korean War and successfully pushed the US and South Korea back
- 18. if you are summoned before HUAC and you refuse to cooperate, what will likely happen to you professionally
- 20. this was a military alliance of all the capitalist countries in Europe and in North America - if the Soviets attacked one, all committed to each others' defense
- 21. this part of the Bill of Rights allows you to have whatever political beliefs you want, as long as you don't take violent action
Down
- 1. what we call highways that cross state borders
- 2. long (45 year) period of tension and hostility between capitalist US and communist Soviet Union
- 4. spying, the Rosenbergs were executed for conspiracy to commit this crime
- 7. this was a series of loans and grants to help western Europe rebuild after WWII; those countries would be allies during the Cold War
- 9. what we call this 1950s period of communism paranoia and wild accusations in US culture and politics
- 10. US citizens had a real fear that this was spreading throughout the world during the Cold War
- 13. the Korean War ended with one of these, where no side was gaining ground
- 14. Wisconsin senator who name is now synonymous with unfounded accusations and a reckless witchhunt
- 15. House committee that subpoenaed suspected communists in Hollywood and academia
- 16. Soviet dictator at the start of the Cold War
- 19. McCarthy and other Republicans accused Democrats of being ______ on communism and letting it spread throughout the world