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    McCarthyism was a period in the 1950s where Senator Joseph McCarthy led a campaign to expose suspected communists working in the U.S. government and other institutions. [1] McCarthyism lasted over a decade as McCarthy made claims of large numbers of communists influencing the government without providing clear evidence. [2] The communist party and suspected communists faced attacks and blacklisting, resulting in them being fired or jailed for refusing to cooperate with investigations. [3]

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    McCarthyism was a period in the 1950s where Senator Joseph McCarthy led a campaign to expose suspected communists working in the U.S. government and other institutions. [1] McCarthyism lasted over a decade as McCarthy made claims of large numbers of communists influencing the government without providing clear evidence. [2] The communist party and suspected communists faced attacks and blacklisting, resulting in them being fired or jailed for refusing to cooperate with investigations. [3]

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    McCarthyism Ted-Ed

    Video

    Directions: Answer the following questions as you follow along with the Ted-Ed video
    on McCarthyism. Highlight the correct answer in another color. Please use complete
    sentences on the open response questions.

    1. What was the goal of McCarthyism?


    A Rescinding democratic freedoms of citizens
    B Destroying careers of politicians
    C Exposing suspected communists
    D Limiting governmental regulations

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    3. The American Communist party faced attacks from:


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    B Liberals
    C Business leaders
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    4. Which organization run by J. Edgar Hoover sought to hunt down and eliminate
    communists from any position of influence in society?
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    B The FBI
    C The Supreme Court
    D The Senate
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    5. Failure to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee could have
    resulted in being:
    A Blacklisted and fired
    B Jailed for contempt

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    C Deported
    D A and b only
    E All of the above

    6. It is the 1950’s in the United States. You are suspected of being a Communist.
    What are some of your “characteristics?”

    7. Why did government officials knowingly not oppose McCarthyism? What was
    result?

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    8. How can something like McCarthyism be used as a partisan weapon against

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    another political party? Give an example.

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