McCarthyism Answers

During the 1950s, Joseph McCarthy was

When the Rosenberg case was appealed to the Supreme Court, the court

Read this quotation.“I think that it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution . . . speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation. Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character prosecution in the Senate, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been ruined.” –Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 1950Although Senator Smith does not name anyone in this quotation, she is most likely referring to

Because of the activities of people like Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, and David Greenglass, the 1940s and 1950s can be called an age of

In what way did the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union change after World War II?

As a result of the work of the House Un-American Activities Committee, hundreds of people were

The purpose of President Truman’s Federal Employee Loyalty Program was to

In the 1950s, the House Un-American Activities Committee blacklisted 320 people who were associated with

As a result of Joseph McCarthy’s accusations and his committee hearings,

As a result of fears regarding the Cold War, many Americans