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The McCarthy hearings, which took place from 1950 to 1954, were a series of investigations and hearings conducted by the United States Senate to uncover alleged communist infiltration in the government, military, and other institutions. Led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, the hearings were marked by accusations, intimidation, and blacklisting of individuals suspected of being communists or sympathizers. The McCarthy hearings had a profound impact on American politics and society, shaping the country's Cold War policies and fueling the anti-communist hysteria of the era. Test your knowledge of this controversial period in American history with our quiz on the McCarthy hearings.
What was the main purpose of the McCarthy hearings?
To investigate communist infiltration in the US government
To promote civil rights for African Americans
To investigate organized crime in the US
To investigate corruption in the US military
Who was the first high-profile figure to be accused by McCarthy of being a communist?
Whittaker Chambers
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel Rosenberg
Alger Hiss
What was the name of the committee that conducted the McCarthy hearings?
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Ethics Committee
Senate Intelligence Committee
Who was the Army lawyer who stood up to McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings?
Roy Cohn
Joseph Welch
Robert F. Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
What was the name of the book that McCarthy claimed contained a list of 205 communists working in the US State Department?
The Communist Manifesto
The Red Scare
The Venona Papers
None of the above
Who was the Secretary of State who was accused by McCarthy of being a communist sympathizer?
George Marshall
John Foster Dulles
Dean Acheson
Henry Kissinger
What was the name of the Hollywood blacklist that was created as a result of the McCarthy hearings?
The Red List
The Black List
The Hollywood Ten
The Un-American Activities List
Who was the first Hollywood figure to be jailed for refusing to testify before the HUAC?
Dalton Trumbo
Elia Kazan
Edward Dmytryk
Lillian Hellman
What was the name of the senator who delivered the famous Have you no sense of decency? speech during the Army-McCarthy hearings?
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Joseph Welch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was the name of the journalist who helped bring down McCarthy's career with his reporting?
Walter Cronkite
Edward R. Murrow
Dan Rather
Tom Brokaw
What was the name of the senator who led the investigation into McCarthy's conduct during the Senate censure hearings?
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
Stuart Symington
What was the outcome of the Senate censure hearings against McCarthy?
McCarthy was acquitted of all charges
McCarthy was censured by the Senate
McCarthy resigned from the Senate
None of the above
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