McCarthyism — Unit test

Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the action that ultimately ended public support for Senator McCarthy’s investigations?

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McCarthy claimed that there were communists in the US military.

Question 2

Why was President Truman considered to be weak on communism despite the federal government’s measures to investigate communists?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Fear of communism had reached a level that bordered on hysteria, and Truman’s actions did little to make it go away.

Question 3

Which leader was backed by the United States during the Korean War?

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Syngman Rhee

Question 4

How did the police respond to protestors at the Democratic National Convention in 1968?

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by setting up barriers and attacking the protestors who resisted them

Question 5

Why was there tension between the United States and the USSR after World War II?

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Their economies were based on different principles and systems.

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of a whistle-stop campaign?

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short campaign speeches given by a politician from a train

Question 7

Which of the following was a physical symbol of the split between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

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the Berlin Wall

Question 8

Which of the following inventions of the 1950s made other inventions possible?

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the transistor

Question 9

What was one result of the broadcasting of the Army-McCarthy hearings on television?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

McCarthy lost the support of the American public.

Question 10

Which portion of the Space Race did the United States complete before the Soviet Union?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

landing a man on the moon

McCarthyism — Unit test Answers