Consensus over the Red Scare - HUAC and the Hiss Case (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Red Scare definition
Red Scare definition
Period of intense fear of communism in U.S.
Red Scare timeframe
Red Scare timeframe
Late 1940s and 1950s
McCarthyism named after whom
McCarthyism named after whom
Senator Joseph McCarthy
HUAC stands for
HUAC stands for
House Un-American Activities Committee
Year HUAC was created
Year HUAC was created
1938
HUAC's main purpose
HUAC's main purpose
Investigate alleged disloyalty & subversive activities
Who were the Hollywood Ten
Who were the Hollywood Ten
Screenwriters & directors who refused to testify before HUAC
Hollywood Ten consequences
Hollywood Ten consequences
Blacklisting and jail sentences
Who was Alger Hiss
Who was Alger Hiss
State Dept official accused of being a Soviet spy
Who was Whittaker Chambers
Who was Whittaker Chambers
Former communist spy who accused Hiss of espionage
What were the Pumpkin Papers
What were the Pumpkin Papers
Microfilm documents hidden in pumpkin, allegedly proving Hiss espionage
Year Hiss convicted
Year Hiss convicted
1950
Crime Hiss convicted of
Crime Hiss convicted of
Perjury for lying about passing govt documents to Chambers
Politician boosted by Hiss case
Politician boosted by Hiss case
Richard Nixon
When Hollywood blacklist ended
When Hollywood blacklist ended
1960s