Historical Context — McCarthyism and Media Culture (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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Why did Clooney shoot Good Night, and Good Luck in black and white?
Why did Clooney shoot Good Night, and Good Luck in black and white?
To reinforce period authenticity
In his Feb 1950 Wheeling speech, how many communists did McCarthy claim were in the State Department?
In his Feb 1950 Wheeling speech, how many communists did McCarthy claim were in the State Department?
205
How many American households owned TVs by 1955 compared to 1950?
How many American households owned TVs by 1955 compared to 1950?
6 million to 30 million
Why was Air Force Lt Milo Radulovich discharged?
Why was Air Force Lt Milo Radulovich discharged?
His father and sister read a Serbian paper
When did the Army-McCarthy hearings that led to McCarthy's downfall occur?
When did the Army-McCarthy hearings that led to McCarthy's downfall occur?
June 1954
When were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage?
When were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage?
1953
Which sponsor dropped See It Now after the McCarthy broadcasts?
Which sponsor dropped See It Now after the McCarthy broadcasts?
Alcoa aluminium company
What date was Murrow's landmark anti-McCarthy broadcast?
What date was Murrow's landmark anti-McCarthy broadcast?
7 March 1954
What year speech frames the film's opening and closing?
What year speech frames the film's opening and closing?
Murrow's 1958 speech to news directors
What famous question did Army counsel Joseph Welch ask McCarthy?
What famous question did Army counsel Joseph Welch ask McCarthy?
'Have you no sense of decency, sir?'